Connect to Salesforce Pardot Data in the Denodo Platform

Denodo Platform is a data virtualization product providing a single point of contact for enterprise database data. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce Pardot, Denodo users can work with live Salesforce Pardot data alongside other enterprise data sources. This article explains how to create a virtual data source for Salesforce Pardot in the Denodo Virtual DataPort Administrator.

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

Create the Salesforce Pardot Virtual Port

To connect to live Salesforce Pardot data from Denodo, you need to copy the JDBC Driver JAR file to the external library directory for Denodo and create a new JDBC Data Source from the Virtual DataPort Administrator tool.

1. Download the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce Pardot installer, unzip the package, and run the JAR file to install the driver.
2. Copy the JAR File (and license file if it exists) from the installation location (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce Pardot\lib\) to the Denodo external library directory (C:\Denodo\Denodo Platform\lib-external\jdbc-drivers\cdata-salesforcepardot-19).
3. Open the Denodo Virtual DataPort Administrator tool and navigate to the Server Explorer tab.
4. Right-click "admin" and select New -> Data source -> JDBC. 👁 Creating a new JDBC data source.
   
5. Configure the JDBC Connection:
   • Name: your choice, e.g.: salesforcepardot
   • Database adapter: Generic
   • Driver class path: C:\Denodo\Denodo Platform\lib-external\jdbc-drivers\cdata-salesforcepardot-19
   • Driver class: cdata.jdbc.salesforcepardot.SalesforcePardotDriver

   • Database URI: Set this to a JDBC URL using the necessary connection properties. For example,

     jdbc:salesforcepardot:ApiVersion=4;User=YourUsername;Password=YourPassword;UserKey=YourUserKey;

     👁 Configuring the JDBC connection (NetSuite is shown).
     

     Information on creating the Database URI follows:

     Built-In Connection String Designer

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

     	java -jar cdata.jdbc.salesforcepardot.jar
     	

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

     Salesforce Pardot supports connecting through API Version, Username, Password and User Key.

     • ApiVersion: The Salesforce Pardot API version which the provided account can access. Defaults to 4.
     • User: The Username of the Salesforce Pardot account.
     • Password: The Password of the Salesforce Pardot account.
     • UserKey: The unique User Key for the Salesforce Pardot account. This key does not expire.
     • IsDemoAccount (optional): Set to TRUE to connect to a demo account.

     Accessing the Pardot User Key

     The User Key of the current account may be accessed by going to Settings -> My Profile, under the API User Key row.

     👁 Using the built-in connection string designer to generate a JDBC URL (Salesforce is shown.)
     
6. Click the "Test connection" button to confirm the configuration and click Save.

View Salesforce Pardot Data in the VirtualPort Administrator Tool

After creating the data source, you can create a base view of Salesforce Pardot data for use in the Denodo Platform.

1. Click the "Create base view" button in the newly created VirtualPort (admin.SalesforcePardot).
2. Expand the object tree and select the objects (tables) you wish to import. 👁 Selecting objects to import (NetSuite is shown).
   
3. Click the "Create selected" button to create views of the Salesforce Pardot data.
   Optional: Click "Create associations from foreign keys" to define relationships between the objects.
4. With the view(s) created, navigate to a table (cdata_salesforcepardot_prospects) in the Server Explorer and double-click the selected table.
5. In the new tab, click "Execution panel" to open a query panel.
6. Customize the query in the "Execute" tab or use the default:

   SELECT * FROM cdata_salesforcepardot_prospects CONTEXT ('i18n'='us_est', 'cache_wait_for_load'='true')
   

   👁 Configuring the query to view the data.
   
7. Click Execute to view the data. 👁 Viewing the data.
   

With the base view created, you can now work with live Salesforce Pardot data like you would any other data source in Denodo Platform, for example, querying Salesforce Pardot in the Denodo Data Catalog.

Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for Salesforce Pardot and start working with your live Salesforce Pardot data in Denodo Platform. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.