Use ChatGPT to Talk to Your HCL Domino Data via CData Connect AI

ChatGPT is an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, launched in November 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer conversations through natural language processing. ChatGPT's developer mode, available to Plus and Pro subscribers, provides full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for connecting to external data sources and tools.

CData Connect AI offers a dedicated cloud-to-cloud interface for connecting to HCL Domino data. The CData Connect AI Remote MCP Server enables secure communication between ChatGPT and HCL Domino. This allows you to ask questions and take actions on your HCL Domino data using ChatGPT, all without the need for data replication to a natively supported database. With its inherent optimized data processing capabilities, CData Connect AI efficiently channels all supported SQL operations, including filters and JOINs, directly to HCL Domino. This leverages server-side processing to swiftly deliver the requested HCL Domino data.

Step 1: Configure HCL Domino Connectivity for ChatGPT

Connectivity to HCL Domino from ChatGPT is made possible through CData Connect AI Remote MCP. To interact with HCL Domino data from ChatGPT, we start by creating and configuring a HCL Domino connection in CData Connect AI.

1. Log into your Connect AI account, click Sources, and then click Add Connection.
👁 Adding a Connection

2. Select "HCL Domino" from the Add Connection panel.
👁 Selecting a data source

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to HCL Domino.

   Connecting to Domino

   To connect to Domino data, set the following properties:

   • URL: The host name or IP of the server hosting the Domino database. Include the port of the server hosting the Domino database. For example: http://sampleserver:1234/
   • DatabaseScope: The name of a scope in the Domino Web UI. The driver exposes forms and views for the schema governed by the specified scope. In the Domino Admin UI, select the Scopes menu in the sidebar. Set this property to the name of an existing scope.

   Authenticating with Domino

   Domino supports authenticating via login credentials or an Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) OAuth application:

   Login Credentials

   To authenticate with login credentials, set the following properties:

   • AuthScheme: Set this to "OAuthPassword"
   • User: The username of the authenticating Domino user
   • Password: The password associated with the authenticating Domino user

   The driver uses the login credentials to automatically perform an OAuth token exchange.

   EntraID (formerly AzureAD)

   This authentication method uses Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) as an IdP to obtain a JWT token. You need to create a custom OAuth application in Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) and configure it as an IdP. To do so, follow the instructions in the Help documentation. Then set the following properties:

   • AuthScheme: Set this to "EntraID (formerly AzureAD)"
   • InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken.
   • OAuthClientId: The Client ID obtained when setting up the custom OAuth application.
   • OAuthClientSecret: The Client secret obtained when setting up the custom OAuth application.
   • CallbackURL: The redirect URI defined when you registered your app. For example: https://localhost:33333
   • AzureTenant: The Microsoft Online tenant being used to access data. Supply either a value in the form companyname.microsoft.com or the tenant ID.

     The tenant ID is the same as the directory ID shown in the Azure Portal's Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) > Properties page.

   👁 Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
   
4. Click Save & Test

With the connection configured, we are ready to connect to HCL Domino data from ChatGPT.

Step 2: Connect ChatGPT to CData Connect AI

Follow these steps to add a CData Connect AI connection in ChatGPT:

1. Sign in to ChatGPT with a Plus or Pro subscription.
2. Navigate to Apps from the left panel.
3. Select the CData Connect AI app from the list.
. 👁 Search for CData Connect AI

4. Click Connect to authenticate to your Connect AI account.
👁 Click Connect to authenticate

5. Click Sign in with CData Connect AI to add Connect AI to your ChatGPT account.
👁 Sign in with CData Connect AI

6. After successful authorization, you will be redirected back to ChatGPT.
7. Click Start Chat to start a new conversation in ChatGPT with Connect AI connected at the background.
👁 Start Chat

Step 3: Explore Live HCL Domino Data with ChatGPT

1. Start a new conversation in ChatGPT.
2. Connect AI should ideally be automatically enabled in the chat. If not, navigate to -> More -> CData Connect AI, under the chatbox, to enable the connector from the dropdown
👁 Enable CData Connect AI in the chat

3. You can now start exploring your data with natural language prompts. ChatGPT will use the Connect AI MCP server to query your live HCL Domino data. Example prompts:
   • "Show me all customers from the last 30 days"
   • "What are my top performing products?"
   • "Analyze sales trends for this quarter"
   • "List all active projects and their current status"
   Refer to CData prompt library for more prompt ideas.
👁 Using natural language to explore your HCL Domino data (Salesforce used here).

4. Permit ChatGPT to access your HCL Domino data. Click Query Data to continue, or Deny to refuse.
👁 Give permissions to ChatGPT.

5. ChatGPT translates your natural language queries into SQL and execute them against your HCL Domino data through the Connect AI MCP server.
👁 ChatGPT shows the desired results from your HCL Domino data based on the prompts

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