Manage LinkedIn Ads Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

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

Integrate LinkedIn Ads Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register LinkedIn Ads data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory. 👁 The JDBC driver definition in the Register Datasource wizard. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   LinkedIn Ads uses the OAuth authentication standard. OAuth requires the authenticating user to interact with LinkedIn using the browser. See the OAuth section in the Help documentation for a guide.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

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

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.linkedinads.jar
   

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   👁 Required JDBC connection properties in the Register Datasource wizard. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:linkedinads:OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackURL=http://localhost:portNumber;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;

6. Finish the wizard to connect to LinkedIn Ads data. LinkedIn Ads entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

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