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⇱ Access Live OData Services in Coginiti Pro

Access Live OData Services in Coginiti Pro

👁 Dibyendu Datta
Dibyendu Datta
Lead Technology Evangelist
Connect to and query live OData services from the GUI in the Coginiti Pro: SQL Analytics Tool.

Coginiti Pro is a single tool for all your SQL data and analytics needs, designed specifically for data engineers, analysts, and data scientists. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for OData, Coginiti Pro can access and query live OData services. This article describes how to connect to and query OData services from Coginiti Pro.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver for OData offers unmatched performance for interacting with live OData services. When you issue complex SQL queries to OData, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to OData and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations). In addition, its built-in dynamic metadata querying allows you to work with and analyze OData services using native data types.

About OData Data Integration

CData simplifies access and integration of live OData services data. Our customers leverage CData connectivity to:

  • Access OData versions 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0, working with legacy services and the latest features and capabilities.
  • Leverage advanced query options, including $filter, $select, and $expand, enhancing data retrieval from 3rd party tools.
  • Use Server-side execution of aggregation and grouping to minimize data transfer and boost performance.
  • Authenticate securely using a variety of schemes, including Azure AD, digest, negotiate, NTLM, OAuth, and more means secure authentication with every connection.
  • Use SQL stored procedures to manage OData service entities - listing, creating, and removing associations between entities.

Customers use CData's solutions to regularly integrate their OData services with preferred tools, such as Power BI, MicroStrategy, or Tableau, and to replicate data from OData services to their databases or data warehouses.


Getting Started


Gather Connection Properties and Build a Connection String

Download the CData JDBC Driver for OData installer, unzip the package, and run the JAR file to install the driver. Then gather the required connection properties.

The User and Password properties, under the Authentication section, must be set to valid OData user credentials. In addition, specify a URL to a valid OData server organization root or OData services file.

NOTE: To use the JDBC driver in Coginiti Pro, you may 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.

Built-in Connection String Designer

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

java -jar cdata.jdbc.odata.jar
👁 Using the built-in connection string designer to generate a JDBC URL (Salesforce is shown.)

Fill in the connection properties (including the RTK) and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

Create a JDBC Data Source for OData Services

  1. Open Coginiti Pro and in the File menu, select "Edit Drivers."
  2. In the newly opened wizard, click "Add" and select "Generic." 👁 Adding a Generic JDBC Driver.

  3. In the "JDBC Drivers" wizard, set the driver properties (below) and click "Create Driver."

    • Set JDBC Driver Name to a useful name, like CData JDBC Driver for OData.
    • Click "Add Files" to add the JAR file from the "lib" folder in the installation directory (e.g. cdata.jdbc.odata.jar)
    • Select the Class Name: cdata.jdbc.odata.ODataDriver.
    👁 Creating a new Generic data source (Salesforce is shown).

Create a Connection using the CData JDBC Driver for OData

  1. In the File menu, click "Edit Connections."
  2. In the newly opened wizard, click "Add" and select "Generic." 👁 Adding a Generic JDBC Connection.
  3. In the "Connections" wizard, set the connection properties.
    • Set Connection name to an identifying name.
    • Set Database JDBC driver to the Driver you configured earlier.
    • Set JDBC URL to the JDBC URL configured using the built-in connection string designer (e.g. jdbc:odata:URL=http://services.odata.org/V4/Northwind/Northwind.svc;UseIdUrl=True;OData Version=4.0;Data Format=ATOM;
    👁 Creating a connection (Salesforce is shown).
  4. Click "Test" to ensure the connection is configured properly. Click "Save."

Query OData Using SQL

  1. Open the Connections tab by clicking on database icon: .
  2. Click the plus sign () to add a new query tab.

  3. Once the query console is open, write the SQL script you wish to execute and click "Run at Cursor".

    NOTE: You can use the explorer on the left to determine table/view names and column names.

    Using the explorer

    1. In the "Select connection" field, select the connection you wish to query.
    2. Expand your newly created connection, expand the "CData" catalog, and expand the OData catalog.
    3. Expand "Tables" or "Views" to find the entity you wish to query.
    4. Expand your selected entity to explore the fields (columns).
    👁 Querying data (Salesforce is shown).

Free Trial & More Information

Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for OData and start working with your live OData services in Coginiti Pro. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.