How to Query Adobe Experience Manager Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Adobe Experience Manager to query Adobe Experience Manager data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Adobe Experience Manager data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Adobe Experience Manager Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

The driver connects to Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) instances that expose the JCR repository over WebDAV. It supports both on-premises AEM and AEM as a Cloud Service deployments.

To establish a connection, set the following properties:

• URL: The WebDAV-enabled JCR server URL.
  • AEM as a Cloud Service: https://author-pXXXXX-eXXXXX.adobeaemcloud.com/crx/server
  • Local development: http://localhost:4502/crx/server
• User: Your AEM username.
• Password: Your AEM password.

Note: Tables are dynamically generated based on the JCR repository structure. Ensure that the configured user has sufficient permissions to access the required content paths in the AEM repository.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Adobe Experience Manager data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

👁 Creating a MySQL Remoting Service in SQL Gateway (Salesforce is shown)

Query Adobe Experience Manager from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Adobe Experience Manager database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Adobe Experience Manager data.

Connect to Adobe Experience Manager through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Adobe Experience Manager).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query Adobe Experience Manager Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Adobe Experience Manager).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Adobe Experience Manager data, like SELECT * FROM `CData AdobeExperienceManager Sys`.Content;

With access to live Adobe Experience Manager data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily work with Adobe Experience Manager, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData ODBC Driver for Adobe Experience Manager and the CData SQL Gateway.