How to connect to Zoho Inventory Data from IntelliJ

The CData JDBC Driver for Zoho Inventory enables you to access Zoho Inventory as a JDBC data source, providing integration with rapid development tools in IDEs. This article shows how to use the data source configuration wizard to connect to Zoho Inventory data in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for Zoho Inventory

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to Zoho Inventory data.

1. In the Data Sources window, right-click and then click Add Data Source -> DB Data Source.

2. In the Data Source Properties dialog that appears, the following properties are required:

   • JDBC Driver Files: Click the button next to this menu to add the JDBC Driver file cdata.jdbc.zohoinventory.jar, located in the installation directory.
   • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.zohoinventory.ZohoInventoryDriver from the list.

   • Database URL: Enter the connection URL in the JDBC URL property. The URL must start with jdbc:zohoinventory: and includes connection properties separated with semicolons.

     In order to connect to Zoho Inventory, set the following connection properties:

     • OrganizationId: set this to the ID associated with your specific Zoho Inventory organization
     • InitiateOAuth: set the to "GETANDREFRESH"
     • AccountsServer (Optional): set this full Account Server URL (only when manually refreshing the OAuth token)

     The connectors use OAuth to authenticate with Zoho Inventory. For more information, refer to the Getting Started section of the Help documentation.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Zoho Inventory JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.zohoinventory.jar

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:zohoinventory:OrganizationId=YourOrganizationId;AccountsServer=YourAccountServerURL;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH

Edit and Save Zoho Inventory Data

To discover schema information, right-click the data source you just created and click Refresh Tables. To query a table, right-click it and then click Open Tables Editor. You can also modify records in the Table Editor.