Access Live Amazon DynamoDB Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

TIBCO Data Virtualization (TDV) is an enterprise data virtualization solution that orchestrates access to multiple and varied data sources. When paired with the Amazon DynamoDB Tibco DV Adapter, you get federated access to live Amazon DynamoDB data directly within TIBCO Data Virtualization. This article explains how to deploy an adapter and create a new data source based on Amazon DynamoDB.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData TIBCO DV Adapter offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Amazon DynamoDB data. When you issue complex SQL queries to Amazon DynamoDB, the adapter pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Amazon DynamoDB. Its built-in dynamic metadata querying allows you to work with and analyze Amazon DynamoDB data using native data types.

Deploy the Amazon DynamoDB TIBCO DV Adapter

1. In a console, navigate to the bin folder in the TDV Server installation directory. If there is a current version of the adapter installed, you will need to undeploy it.

   .\server_util.bat -server localhost -user admin -password ******** -undeploy -version 1 -name AmazonDynamoDB
   

2. Extract the CData TIBCO DV Adapter to a local folder and deploy the JAR file (tdv.amazondynamodb.jar) to the server from the extract location.

   .\server_util.bat -server localhost -user admin -password ******** -deploy -package /PATH/TO/tdv.amazondynamodb.jar
   

You may need to restart the server to ensure the new JAR file is loaded properly, which can be accomplished by running the composite.bat script located at: C:\Program Files\TIBCO\TDV Server <version>\bin. Note that reauthenticating to the TDV Studio is required after restarting the server.

Sample Restart Call

.\composite.bat monitor restart

Once you deploy the adapter, you can create a new data source in TDV Studio for Amazon DynamoDB.

Create a Amazon DynamoDB Data Source in TDV Studio

With the Amazon DynamoDB Tibco DV Adapter, you can easily create a data source for Amazon DynamoDB and introspect the data source to add resources to TDV.

Create the Data Source

1. Right-click on the folder you wish to add the data source to and select New -> New Data Source
2. Scroll until you find the adapter (e.g. Amazon DynamoDB) and click Next
3. Name the data source (e.g. CData Amazon DynamoDB Source)
4. Fill in the required connection properties

The connection to Amazon DynamoDB is made using your AccessKey, SecretKey, and optionally your Domain and Region. Your AccessKey and SecretKey can be obtained on the security credentials page for your Amazon Web Services account. Your Region will be displayed in the upper left-hand corner when you are logged into DynamoDB.

👁 Filling in Connection Information (Salesforce is shown.)

5. Click Create & Close.

Introspect the Data Source

Once the data source is created, you can introspect the data source by right-clicking and selecting Open. In the dashboard, click Add/Remove Resources and select the Tables, Views, and Stored Procedures to include as part of the data source. Click Next and Finish to add the selected Amazon DynamoDB tables, views, and stored procedures as resources.

👁 Introspecting the Data Source (Salesforce is shown.)

After creating and introspecting the data source, you are ready to work with Amazon DynamoDB data in TIBCO Data Virtualization just like you would any other relational data source. You can create views, query using SQL, publish the data source, and more.