How to connect to Oracle Eloqua Reporting Data from IntelliJ

The CData JDBC Driver for Oracle Eloqua Reporting enables you to access Oracle Eloqua Reporting 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 Oracle Eloqua Reporting data in IntelliJ.

Create a JBDC Data Source for Oracle Eloqua Reporting

Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to Oracle Eloqua Reporting 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.oracleeloquareporting.jar, located in the installation directory.
   • JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.oracleeloquareporting.OracleEloquaReportingDriver from the list.

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

     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.)
     

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:oracleeloquareporting:AuthScheme=Basic;User=user;Password=password;Company=MyCompany;

Edit and Save Oracle Eloqua Reporting 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.