Connect to FreshBooks Data in DBArtisan

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

Integrate FreshBooks 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 FreshBooks Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\FreshBooks.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for FreshBooks (see below).

FreshBooks API Profile Settings

Register an OAuth application in your FreshBooks Developer Dashboard to obtain a Client ID and Client Secret, and configure the redirect URI to match your application's callback URL.

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

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