How to import Adobe Commerce Data into Apache Solr

The Apache Solr platform is a popular, blazing-fast, open source enterprise search solution built on Apache Lucene.

Apache Solr is equipped with the Data Import Handler (DIH), which can import data from databases and, XML, CSV, and JSON files. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Adobe Commerce, you can easily import Adobe Commerce data to Apache Solr. In this article, we show step-by-step how to use CData JDBC Driver in Apache Solr Data Import Handler and import Adobe Commerce data for use in enterprise search.

Create an Apache Solr Core and a Schema for Importing Adobe Commerce

1. Run Apache Solr and create a Core.

   > solr create -c CDataCore

   For this article, Solr is running as a standalone instance in the local environment and you can access the core at this URL: http://localhost:8983/solr/#/CDataCore/core-overview
2. Create a schema consisting of "field" objects to represent the columns of the Adobe Commerce data to be imported and a unique key for the entity. LastModifiedDate, if it exists in Adobe Commerce, is used for incremental updates. If it does not exist, you cannot do the deltaquery in the later section. Save the schema in the managed-schema file created by Apache Solr.

	Adobe CommerceUniqueKey
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	 
	

👁 Define schema in Solr for Adobe Commerce data.

3. Install the CData Adobe Commerce JDBC Driver. Copy the JAR and license file (cdata.adobe commerce.jar and cdata.jdbc.adobe commerce.lic) to the Solr directory.
   
   • CData JDBC JAR file: C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for Adobe Commerce ####\lib
   • Apache Solr: solr-8.5.2\server\lib

Now we are ready to use Adobe Commerce data in Solr.

Define an Import of Adobe Commerce to Apache Solr

In this section, we walk through configuring the Data Import Handler.

1. Modify the Config file of the created Core. Add the JAR file reference and add the DIH RequestHander definition.

   	
   
   	<lib dir="${solr.install.dir:../../../..}/dist/" regex="solr-dataimporthandler-.*\.jar" />
   
   	<requestHandler name="/dataimport" class="org.apache.solr.handler.dataimport.DataImportHandler">
   		<lst name="defaults">
   			<str name="config">solr-data-config.xml</str>
   		</lst>
   	</requestHandler>

2. Next, create a solr-data-config.xml at the same level. In this article, we retrieve a table from Adobe Commerce, but you can use a custom SQL query to request data as well. The Driver Class and a sample JDBC Connection string are in the sample code below.

   	
   	<dataConfig>
   		<dataSource driver="cdata.jdbc.adobe commerce.Adobe CommerceDriver" url="jdbc:adobe commerce:OAuthClientId=MyConsumerKey;OAuthClientSecret=MyConsumerSecret;CallbackURL=http://127.0.0.1:33333;Url=https://myAdobe Commercehost.com;">
   		</dataSource> 
   		<document> 
   			<entity name="Products" 
   				query="SELECT Id,Adobe CommerceColumn1,Adobe CommerceColumn2,Adobe CommerceColumn3,Adobe CommerceColumn4,Adobe CommerceColumn5,Adobe CommerceColumn6,Adobe CommerceColumn7,LastModifiedDate FROM Products"
   				deltaQuery="SELECT Id FROM Products where LastModifiedDate >= '${dataimporter.last_index_time}'"
   				deltaImportQuery="SELECT Id,Adobe CommerceColumn1,Adobe CommerceColumn2,Adobe CommerceColumn3,Adobe CommerceColumn4,Adobe CommerceColumn5,Adobe CommerceColumn6,Adobe CommerceColumn7,LastModifiedDate FROM Products where Id=${dataimporter.delta.Id}">
   				<field column="Id" name="Id" ></field>
   				<field column="Adobe CommerceColumn1" name="Adobe CommerceColumn1" ></field>
   				<field column="Adobe CommerceColumn2" name="Adobe CommerceColumn2" ></field>
   				<field column="Adobe CommerceColumn3" name="Adobe CommerceColumn3" ></field>
   				<field column="Adobe CommerceColumn4" name="Adobe CommerceColumn4" ></field>
   				<field column="Adobe CommerceColumn5" name="Adobe CommerceColumn5" ></field>
   				<field column="Adobe CommerceColumn6" name="Adobe CommerceColumn6" ></field>
   				<field column="Adobe CommerceColumn7" name="Adobe CommerceColumn7" ></field>
   				<field column="LastModifiedDate" name="LastModifiedDate" ></field> 
   			</entity>
   		</document>
   	</dataConfig>

3. In the query section, set the SQL query that select the data from Adobe Commerce. deltaQuery and deltaImportquery define the ID and the conditions when using incremental updates from the second import of the same entity.
4. After all settings are done, restart Solr.

   	> solr stop -all
   	> solr start
   	

Run a DataImport of Adobe Commerce Data.

1. Execute DataImport from the URL below:
   http://localhost:8983/solr/#/CDataCore/dataimport//dataimport 👁 Load Adobe Commerce data to Solr using Data Import.
   
2. Select the "full-import" Command, choose the table from Entity, and click "Execute." 👁 Execute full import in Solr.
   
3. Check the result of the import from the Query. 👁 Check the full import result of Adobe Commerce.
   
4. Try an incremental update using deltaQuery. Modify some data in the original Adobe Commerce data set. Select the "delta-import" command this time from DataImport window and click "Execute." 👁 Execute Delta import in Solr.
   
5. Check the result of the incremental update. 👁 Check the delta import result of Adobe Commerce.
   

Using the CData JDBC Driver for Adobe Commerce you are able to create an automated import of Adobe Commerce data into Apache Solr. Download a free, 30 day trial of any of the hundreds of CData JDBC Drivers and get started today.