How to connect to Azure Data Catalog Data from IntelliJ

The CData JDBC Driver for Azure Data Catalog enables you to access Azure Data Catalog as a JDBC data source, providing integration with rapid development tools in IDEs. This article shows how to use the data source configuration wizard to connect to Azure Data Catalog data in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for Azure Data Catalog

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to Azure Data Catalog data.

1. In the Data Sources window, right-click and then click Add Data Source -> DB Data Source.

2. In the Data Source Properties dialog that appears, the following properties are required:

   • JDBC Driver Files: Click the button next to this menu to add the JDBC Driver file cdata.jdbc.azuredatacatalog.jar, located in the installation directory.
   • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.azuredatacatalog.AzureDataCatalogDriver from the list.

   • Database URL: Enter the connection URL in the JDBC URL property. The URL must start with jdbc:azuredatacatalog: and includes connection properties separated with semicolons.

     You can optionally set the following to read the different catalog data returned from Azure Data Catalog.

     <>CatalogName: Set this to the CatalogName associated with your Azure Data Catalog. To get your Catalog name, navigate to your Azure Portal home page > Data Catalog > Catalog Name

     Connect Using OAuth Authentication

     You must use OAuth to authenticate with Azure Data Catalog. OAuth requires the authenticating user to interact with Azure Data Catalog using the browser. For more information, refer to the OAuth section in the help documentation.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.azuredatacatalog.jar
     

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

     👁 Using the built-in connection string designer to generate a JDBC URL (Salesforce is shown.)
     

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:azuredatacatalog:InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;

Edit and Save Azure Data Catalog Data

To discover schema information, right-click the data source you just created and click Refresh Tables. To query a table, right-click it and then click Open Tables Editor.