Connect to Azure Active Directory Data in DBArtisan

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

Integrate Azure Active Directory Data into DBArtisan Projects

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.

Azure Active Directory uses the OAuth authentication standard. To authenticate using OAuth, create an app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties. See the OAuth section in the Help documentation for an authentication guide.

You can then follow the steps below to register Azure Active Directory data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic ODBC.
3. Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN. 👁 The DSN of the data source to be registered. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
4. Finish the wizard to connect to Azure Active Directory data. Azure Active Directory entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer. 👁 The Datasource Explorer. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

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