Build Oracle Eloqua Reporting-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion

Google Data Fusion allows users to perform self-service data integration to consolidate disparate data. Uploading the CData JDBC Driver for Oracle Eloqua Reporting enables users to access live Oracle Eloqua Reporting data from within their Google Data Fusion pipelines. While the CData JDBC Driver enables piping Oracle Eloqua Reporting data to any data source natively supported in Google Data Fusion, this article explains how to pipe data from Oracle Eloqua Reporting to Google BigQuery,

Upload the CData JDBC Driver for Oracle Eloqua Reporting to Google Data Fusion

Upload the CData JDBC Driver for Oracle Eloqua Reporting to your Google Data Fusion instance to work with live Oracle Eloqua Reporting data. Due to the naming restrictions for JDBC drivers in Google Data Fusion, create a copy or rename the JAR file to match the following format driver-version.jar. For example: cdataoracleeloquareporting-2020.jar

1. Open your Google Data Fusion instance
2. Click the to add an entity and upload a driver 👁 Image
   
3. On the "Upload driver" tab, drag or browse to the renamed JAR file.
4. On the "Driver configuration" tab:
   • Name: Create a name for the driver (cdata.jdbc.oracleeloquareporting) and make note of the name
   • Class name: Set the JDBC class name: (cdata.jdbc.oracleeloquareporting.OracleEloquaReportingDriver)
   👁 Configuring the driver (Salesforce is shown.)
   
5. Click "Finish"

Connect to Oracle Eloqua Reporting Data in Google Data Fusion

With the JDBC Driver uploaded, you are ready to work with live Oracle Eloqua Reporting data in Google Data Fusion Pipelines.

1. Navigate to the Pipeline Studio to create a new Pipeline
2. From the "Source" options, click "Database" to add a source for the JDBC Driver 👁 Adding a database source
   
3. Click "Properties" on the Database source to edit the properties

   NOTE: To use the JDBC Driver in Google Data Fusion, you will need a license (full or trial) and a Runtime Key (RTK). For more information on obtaining this license (or a trial), contact our sales team.

   • Set the Label
   • Set Reference Name to a value for any future references (i.e.: cdata-oracleeloquareporting)
   • Set Plugin Type to "jdbc"
   • Set Connection String to the JDBC URL for Oracle Eloqua Reporting. For example:
     
     jdbc:oracleeloquareporting:RTK=5246...;AuthScheme=Basic;User=user;Password=password;Company=MyCompany;

     Oracle Eloqua Reporting supports the following authentication methods:

     • Basic authentication (User and Password)
     • OAuth 2.0 code grant flow
     • OAuth 2.0 password grant flow

     Basic Authentication (User and Password)

     To perform authentication with a user and password, specify these properties:

     • AuthScheme: Basic.
     • Company: The company name associated with your Oracle Eloqua Reporting account.
     • User: Your login account name.
     • Password: Your login password.

     OAuth Authentication (Code Grant Flow)

     To authenticate with the OAuth code grant flow, you must set AuthScheme to OAuth and create a custom OAuth application. For information about how to create a custom OAuth application, see the Help documentation.

     Then set the following properties:

     • InitiateOAuth: GETANDREFRESH. Used to automatically get and refresh the OAuthAccessToken.
     • OAuthClientId: The client Id assigned when you registered your application.
     • OAuthClientSecret: The client secret that was assigned when you registered your application.
     • CallbackURL: The redirect URI that was defined when you registered your application.

     When you connect, the driver opens Oracle Eloqua Reporting's OAuth endpoint in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions to the application. When the access token expires, the driver refreshes it automatically.

     OAuth Authentication (Password Grant Flow)

     With the OAuth password grant flow, you can use your OAuth application's credentials alongside your user credentials to authenticate without the need to grant permission manually via a browser prompt. You must create an OAuth app (see the Help documentation) to use this authentication method.

     Set the following properties:

     • AuthScheme: OAuthPassword
     • Company: The company's unique identifier.
     • User: Your login account name.
     • Password: Your login password.
     • OAuthClientId: The client Id assigned when you registered your custom OAuth application.
     • OAuthClientSecret: The client secret assigned when you registered your custom OAuth application.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

      java -jar cdata.jdbc.oracleeloquareporting.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.)
     
   • Set Import Query to a SQL query that will extract the data you want from Oracle Eloqua Reporting, i.e.:
     SELECT * FROM
   👁 Configuring the database source
   
4. From the "Sink" tab, click to add a destination sink (we use Google BigQuery in this example)
5. Click "Properties" on the BigQuery sink to edit the properties
   • Set the Label
   • Set Reference Name to a value like oracleeloquareporting-bigquery
   • Set Project ID to a specific Google BigQuery Project ID (or leave as the default, "auto-detect")
   • Set Dataset to a specific Google BigQuery dataset
   • Set Table to the name of the table you wish to insert Oracle Eloqua Reporting data into
   👁 Configuring the BigQuery sink
   

With the Source and Sink configured, you are ready to pipe Oracle Eloqua Reporting data into Google BigQuery. Save and deploy the pipeline. When you run the pipeline, Google Data Fusion will request live data from Oracle Eloqua Reporting and import it into Google BigQuery. 👁 Image

While this is a simple pipeline, you can create more complex Oracle Eloqua Reporting pipelines with transforms, analytics, conditions, and more. Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for Oracle Eloqua Reporting and start working with your live Oracle Eloqua Reporting data in Google Data Fusion today.