Connect to Codat Data in DBArtisan

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

Integrate Codat 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.

Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Codat Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Codat.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Codat (see below).

Codat API Profile Settings

Log into the Codat Portal, navigate to Accounts > Profile > API Key to obtain your API key.

You can then follow the steps below to register Codat 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 Codat data. Codat entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer. 👁 The Datasource Explorer. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

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