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Manage QuickBooks Online Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
Use wizards in DBArtisan to create a JDBC data source for QuickBooks Online.
The CData JDBC Driver for QuickBooks Online seamlessly integrates QuickBooks Online data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access QuickBooks Online data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for QuickBooks Online in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.
About QuickBooks Online Data Integration
CData provides the easiest way to access and integrate live data from QuickBooks Online. Customers use CData connectivity to:
- Realize high-performance data reads thanks to push-down query optimization for complex operations like filters and aggregations.
- Read, write, update, and delete QuickBooks Online data.
- Run reports, download attachments, and send or void invoices directly from code using SQL stored procedures.
- Connect securely using OAuth and modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, and ECC.
Many users access live QuickBooks Online data from preferred analytics tools like Power BI and Excel, directly from databases with federated access, and use CData solutions to easily integrate QuickBooks Online data with automated workflows for business-to-business communications.
For more information on how customers are solving problems with CData's QuickBooks Online solutions, refer to our blog: https://www.cdata.com/blog/360-view-of-your-customers.
Getting Started
Integrate QuickBooks Online Data into DBArtisan Projects
Follow the steps below to register QuickBooks Online data as a database instance in your project:
- In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
- Select Generic JDBC.
- Click Manage.
- In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
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In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.
QuickBooks Online uses the OAuth authentication standard. OAuth requires the authenticating user to log in through the browser. To authenticate using OAuth, you can use the embedded OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL or you can obtain your own by registering an app with Intuit. Additionally, if you want to connect to sandbox data, set UseSandbox to true.
See the Getting Started chapter of the help documentation for a guide to using OAuth.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the QuickBooks Online JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.quickbooksonline.jarFill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
![]( "Required JDBC connection properties in the Register Datasource wizard. (Salesforce is shown.)")
Below is a typical connection string:
jdbc:quickbooksonline:InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH - Finish the wizard to connect to QuickBooks Online data. QuickBooks Online entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.
You can now work with QuickBooks Online data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the QuickBooks Online API.
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QuickBooks Online JDBC Driver
Complete read-write access to QuickBooks Online enables developers to search (Customers, Transactions, Invoices, Sales Receipts, etc.), update items, edit customers, and more, from any Java/J2EE application.
