Jitterbit is an enterprise iPaaS (integration platform as a service) that lets you streamline your data workflows. When paired with CData Connect AI, Jitterbit gets access to live Presto data. This article demonstrates how to connect to Presto using Connect AI and integrate with live Presto data in Jitterbit.
CData Connect AI provides a pure OData interface for Presto, allowing you to query data from Presto without replicating the data to a natively supported database. Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect AI pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc.) directly to Presto, leveraging server-side processing to return the requested Presto data quickly.
About Presto Data Integration
Accessing and integrating live data from Trino and Presto SQL engines has never been easier with CData. Customers rely on CData connectivity to:
- Access data from Trino v345 and above (formerly PrestoSQL) and Presto v0.242 and above (formerly PrestoDB)
- Read and write access all of the data underlying your Trino or Presto instances
- Optimized query generation for maximum throughput.
Presto and Trino allow users to access a variety of underlying data sources through a single endpoint. When paired with CData connectivity, users get pure, SQL-92 access to their instances, allowing them to integrate business data with a data warehouse or easily access live data directly from their preferred tools, like Power BI and Tableau.
In many cases, CData's live connectivity surpasses the native import functionality available in tools. One customer was unable to effectively use Power BI due to the size of the datasets needed for reporting. When the company implemented the CData Power BI Connector for Presto they were able to generate reports in real-time using the DirectQuery connection mode.
Getting Started
Configure Presto Connectivity for Jitterbit
To work with Presto data from Jitterbit, we need to connect to Presto from Connect AI, provide user access to
the connection, and create a Workspace for the Presto data.
Connect to Presto from Connect AI
CData Connect AI uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources.
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Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
π Adding a Connection
- Select "Presto" from the Add Connection panel
π Selecting a data source
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Presto.
Set the Server and Port connection properties to connect, in addition to any authentication properties that may be required.
To enable TLS/SSL, set UseSSL to true.
Authenticating with LDAP
In order to authenticate with LDAP, set the following connection properties:
- AuthScheme: Set this to LDAP.
- User: The username being authenticated with in LDAP.
- Password: The password associated with the User you are authenticating against LDAP with.
Authenticating with Kerberos
In order to authenticate with KERBEROS, set the following connection properties:
- AuthScheme: Set this to KERBEROS.
- KerberosKDC: The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) service used to authenticate the user.
- KerberosRealm: The Kerberos Realm used to authenticate the user with.
- KerberosSPN: The Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller.
- KerberosKeytabFile: The Keytab file containing your pairs of Kerberos principals and encrypted keys.
- User: The user who is authenticating to Kerberos.
- Password: The password used to authenticate to Kerberos.
π Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
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Click Save & Test
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Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Presto Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
π Updating permissions
Add a Personal Access Token
When connecting to Connect AI through the REST API, the OData API, or the Virtual SQL Server, a Personal Access Token (PAT) is used to authenticate the connection to Connect AI. It is best practice to create a separate PAT for each service to maintain granularity of access.
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Click on the Gear icon () at the top right of the Connect AI app to open the settings page.
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On the Settings page, go to the Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
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Give the PAT a name and click Create.
π Creating a new PAT
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The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.
Configure Presto Endpoints for Jitterbit
After connecting to Presto, create a workspace for your desired table(s).
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Navigate to the Workspaces page and click Add to create a new Workspace (or select an existing workspace).
π The Workspaces page.
π Adding a new Workspace.
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Click Add to add new assets to the Workspace.
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Select the Presto connection (e.g. Presto1) and click Next.
π Selecting an Asset (Salesforce is shown).
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Select the table(s) you wish to work with and click Confirm.
π Selecting Tables (Salesforce is shown).
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Make note of the OData Service URL for your workspace, e.g. https://cloud.cdata.com/api/odata/{workspace_name}
With the connection, PAT, and Workspace configured, you are ready to connect to Presto data from Jitterbit.
Connect to Presto from Jitterbit using Connect AI
To establish a connection from Jitterbit to CData Connect AI using the OData protocol, follow these steps.
- Log into Jitterbit.
- Create a project in Cloud Studio and provide a workspace environment for it.
π Creating a new project in Jitterbit.
- click Sources and enter OData in the search bar.
- Select the OData connector.
- Enter the OData connection properties.
- Connection Name: enter a connection name.
- OData Metadata URL: enter https://cloud.cdata.com/api/odata/{workspace_name}.
- Authentication: select Basic Auth.
- User Name: enter your CData Connect AI username. This is displayed in the top-right corner of the CData Connect AI interface. For example, [email protected].
- Password: enter the PAT you generated on the Settings page.
π Configuring connectivity to the Connect AI OData endpoint.
- Click Test to test the connection, and then click Save Changes.
- Choose the operation you want to perform and drag it to the workflow in your project.
π Selecting the operation for the workflow.
- Double-click the query operation to see all the tables and derived views available in your OData endpoint.
π Viewing the available endpoints.
- Select a table and configure the query.
You can now transform and integrate live Presto data in Jitterbit.
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