Authorize.Net Reporting and Star Schemas in OBIEE

The CData ODBC Driver for Authorize.Net is a standard database driver that can integrate real-time access to Authorize.Net data into your data warehouse or directly into your reporting tool. This article shows how to bypass the data warehouse and import operational Authorize.Net data into Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE).

See the knowledge base for ODBC integrations with ETL tools like Informatica PowerCenter. For an ETL solution into Oracle Warehouse Builder, use the driver with the Oracle ODBC Gateway to Access Authorize.Net Data as a Remote Oracle Database.

Connect to Authorize.Net as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

You can obtain the necessary connection properties on the Security Settings -> General Settings page after logging into your Merchant Account.

• UseSandbox: The Authorize.Net API to be used to process transactions. If you are using a production account, this property can be left blank. If you are using a developer test account, set this to 'TRUE'.
• LoginID: The API login Id associated with your payment gateway account. This property is used to authenticate that you are authorized to submit website transactions. Note that this value is not the same as the login Id that you use to log in to the Merchant Interface.
• TransactionKey: The transaction key associated with your payment gateway account. This property is used to authenticate that you are authorized to submit website transactions.

When you configure the DSN, you may also want to set the Max Rows connection property. This will limit the number of rows returned, which is especially helpful for improving performance when designing reports and visualizations.

Import Authorize.Net Metadata

Follow the steps below to use the OBIEE Client Tools to import Authorize.Net metadata into an OBIEE repository. You can then integrate Authorize.Net data into your business models.

1. Open the Administration Tool and click File -> New Repository.

2. In the Connection Type menu, select ODBC 3.5 and select the CData DSN.
3. Select the metadata types you want to import under the Relational Sources option and then select Authorize.Net tables. 👁 Tables to be imported into the repository. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

You can now create star schemas based on Authorize.Net tables: 👁 Fact and dimension tables. (Salesforce is shown.)