Manage Avalara AvaTax Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for Avalara AvaTax seamlessly integrates Avalara AvaTax data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Avalara AvaTax data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for Avalara AvaTax in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Avalara AvaTax Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register Avalara AvaTax data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory. 👁 The JDBC driver definition in the Register Datasource wizard. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   The primary method for performing basic authentication is to provide your login credentials, as follows:

   • User: Set this to your username.
   • Password: Set this to your password.

   Optionally, if you are making use of a sandbox environment, set the following:

   • UseSandbox: Set this to true if you are authenticating with a sandbox account.

   Authenticating Using Account Number and License Key

   Alternatively, you can authenticate using your account number and license key. Connect to data using the following:

   • AccountId: Set this to your Account Id. The Account Id is listed in the upper right hand corner of the admin console.
   • LicenseKey: Set this to your Avalara Avatax license key. You can generate a license key by logging into Avalara Avatax as an account administrator and navigating to Settings -> Reset License Key.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Avalara AvaTax JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.avalaraavatax.jar
   

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   👁 Required JDBC connection properties in the Register Datasource wizard. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:avalaraavatax:User=MyUser;Password=MyPassword;

6. Finish the wizard to connect to Avalara AvaTax data. Avalara AvaTax entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with Avalara AvaTax data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Avalara AvaTax API.