Connect to Gong Data in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)

The CData JDBC Driver for Gong enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with Gong as sources. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for Gong to set up a simple transfer into a flat file. The CData JDBC Driver for Gong enables you to use the data transformation components in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL) to work with Gong as sources. In this article, you will use the JDBC Driver for Gong to set up a simple transfer into a flat file.

Connect to Gong as a JDBC Data Source

1. Create the connection to Gong data. In a new CloverDX graph, right-click the Connections node in the Outline pane and click Connections -> Create Connection. The Database Connection wizard is displayed.
2. Click the plus icon to load a driver from a JAR. Browse to the lib subfolder of the installation directory and select the cdata.jdbc.api.jar file.
3. Enter the JDBC URL.

   To authenticate to Gong, you can use API Key authentication with your Gong API Key and API Secret.

   Authentication

   To authenticate to Gong, you must provide your Gong API Key and API Secret, along with your tenant Domain. These credentials are combined and Base64-encoded to form the Basic authentication header used for all API requests.

   Using API Key Authentication

   To authenticate using an API Key, you need to obtain your API Key and API Secret from your Gong account settings.

   You can then connect by setting the AuthScheme to APIKey and providing your credentials:

   • AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.
   • APIKey: Set this to your Gong API Key.
   • APISecret: Set this to your Gong API Secret.
   • Domain: Set this to your Gong tenant domain (e.g., us-36533.api.gong.io).

   Example connection string

   Profile=C:\profiles\Gong.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_api_key;APISecret=your_api_secret;Domain=your-tenant.api.gong.io';
   

   Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.api.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 below:

   jdbc:api:Profile=C:\profiles\Gong.apip;AuthScheme=APIKey;ProfileSettings='APIKey=your_api_key;APISecret=your_api_secret;Domain=your-tenant.api.gong.io';

Query Gong Data with the DBInputTable Component

1. Drag a DBInputTable from the Readers selection of the Palette onto the job flow and double-click it to open the configuration editor.
2. In the DB connection property, select the Gong JDBC data source from the drop-down menu.
3. Enter the SQL query. For example:

   SELECT , FROM AnsweredScorecards WHERE = ''

Write the Output of the Query to a UniversalDataWriter

1. Drag a UniversalDataWriter from the Writers selection onto the jobflow.
2. Double-click the UniversalDataWriter to open the configuration editor and add a file URL.
3. Right-click the DBInputTable and then click Extract Metadata.
4. Connect the output port of the DBInputTable to the UniversalDataWriter.
5. In the resulting Select Metadata menu for the UniversalDataWriter, choose the AnsweredScorecards table. (You can also open this menu by right-clicking the input port for the UniversalDataWriter.)
6. Click Run to write to the file.