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Create a Data Access Object for Veeva Vault Data using JDBI
A brief overview of creating a SQL Object API for Veeva Vault data in JDBI.
JDBI is a SQL convenience library for Java that exposes two different style APIs, a fluent style and a SQL object style. The CData JDBC Driver for Veeva Vault integrates connectivity to live Veeva Vault data in Java applications. By pairing these technologies, you gain simple, programmatic access to Veeva Vault data. This article walks through building a basic Data Access Object (DAO) and the accompanying code to read and write Veeva Vault data.
Create a DAO for the Veeva Vault NorthwindProducts Entity
The interface below declares the desired behavior for the SQL object to create a single method for each SQL statement to be implemented.
public interface MyNorthwindProductsDAO {
//insert new data into Veeva Vault
@SqlUpdate("INSERT INTO NorthwindProducts (CategoryId, ProductName) values (:categoryId, :productName)")
void insert(@Bind("categoryId") String categoryId, @Bind("productName") String productName);
//request specific data from Veeva Vault (String type is used for simplicity)
@SqlQuery("SELECT ProductName FROM NorthwindProducts WHERE CategoryId = :categoryId")
String findProductNameByCategoryId(@Bind("categoryId") String categoryId);
/*
* close with no args is used to close the connection
*/
void close();
}
Open a Connection to Veeva Vault
Collect the necessary connection properties and construct the appropriate JDBC URL for connecting to Veeva Vault.
You are ready to connect after specifying the following connection properties:
- Url: The host you see in the URL after you login to your account. For example: https://my-veeva-domain.veevavault.com
- User: The username you use to login to your account.
- Password: The password you use to login to your account.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Veeva Vault JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.veevavault.jar
Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
A connection string for Veeva Vault will typically look like the following:
jdbc:veevavault:User=myuser;Password=mypassword;Server=localhost;Database=mydatabase;
Use the configured JDBC URL to obtain an instance of the DAO interface. The particular method shown below will open a handle bound to the instance, so the instance needs to be closed explicitly to release the handle and the bound JDBC connection.
DBI dbi = new DBI("jdbc:veevavault:User=myuser;Password=mypassword;Server=localhost;Database=mydatabase;");
MyNorthwindProductsDAO dao = dbi.open(MyNorthwindProductsDAO.class);
//do stuff with the DAO
dao.close();
Read Veeva Vault Data
With the connection open to Veeva Vault, simply call the previously defined method to retrieve data from the NorthwindProducts entity in Veeva Vault.
//disply the result of our 'find' method
String productName = dao.findProductNameByCategoryId("5");
System.out.println(productName);
Write Veeva Vault Data
It is also simple to write data to Veeva Vault, using the previously defined method.
//add a new entry to the NorthwindProducts entity
dao.insert(newCategoryId, newProductName);
Since the JDBI library is able to work with JDBC connections, you can easily produce a SQL Object API for Veeva Vault by integrating with the CData JDBC Driver for Veeva Vault. Download a free trial and work with live Veeva Vault data in custom Java applications today.
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