Analyze Sage 50 UK Data in Infragistics Reveal

Reveal is a data visualization solution provided by Infragistics and can be paired with the CData API Server and Sage 50 UK ADO.NET Provider to build dynamic dashboards from live Sage 50 UK data. The CData API Server generates an OData API for Sage 50 UK, which is natively consumable in Reveal. In this article, we walk through connecting to Sage 50 UK in API Server and connecting to the API Server from Infragistics Reveal to create a simple dashboard.

Connect to Sage 50 UK from API Server

CData API Server uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources and generate APIs.

1. Open API Server and click Settings -> Connection -> Add Connection
2. Select "Sage 50 UK"
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Sage 50 UK.

   Note: Only Sage 50 UK 2012 and above are supported.

   The User and Password properties, under the Connection section, must be set to valid Sage 50 UK user credentials. These values will be the same used to log in to the Sage 50 UK software.

   Additionally, the URL property, under the Connection section, will need to be set to the address of the company dataset desired. To obtain the address, do the following:

   1. If you have not already done so, open the Sage 50 UK software.
   2. Click Tools -> Internet Options.
   3. Select the SData Settings tab.
   4. Click the Details button next to Sage 50 Accounts. A window is displayed containing a list of company names along with the address to their corresponding datasets.
   5. Set the URL property to the value in the address field next to the company desired.
   

Add Sage 50 UK Resource Definitions in API Server

After connecting to Sage 50 UK, create Resources, which represent API endpoints for Sage 50 UK data.

1. Click Settings -> Resources -> Add Resource
2. Select the Sage 50 UK connection
3. Select the table you wish to retrieve and click Next
4. (Optional) Edit the resource to select specific fields and more
5. Save the settings

Add an API Server User

Create a User to connect to Sage 50 UK from Reveal through API Server.

1. Click Settings -> Users
2. Click Add
3. Configure a User with access to the Sage 50 UK Connection and Resource(s)

(Optional) Configure Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)

When accessing and connecting to multiple different domains from an application such as Ajax, there is a possibility of violating the limitations of cross-site scripting. In that case, configure the CORS settings in Settings -> Server.

• Enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS): ON
• Allow all domains without '*': ON
• Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, PUT, POST, OPTIONS
• Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Authorization

Save the changes to the settings.

Create a Dashboard in Reveal

With the API Server configured, we can visualize Sage 50 UK data in Reveal.

1. Log into Reveal and click Dashboards -> New
2. Click Data Source -> OData Feed
3. Specify the API Server API endpoint URL, for example: https://serverurl/api.rsc
4. Select Generic Credentials and specify the API Server username and authentication token
5. Select the entity you wish to visualize
6. Select fields and choose a chart type

More Information & Free Trial

At this point, you have created a simple dashboard from live Sage 50 UK data. For more information on creating OData feeds from Sage 50 UK (and more than 150 other sources), visit the API Server page. Download a free, 30-day trial and start working live Sage 50 UK data in tools that consume OData APIs.