How to Query SAP Ariba Procurement Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for SAP Ariba Procurement to query SAP Ariba Procurement data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live SAP Ariba Procurement data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to SAP Ariba Procurement Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

In order to connect with SAP Ariba Procurement, set the following:

• ANID: Your Ariba Network ID.
• ANID: Specify which API you would like the provider to retrieve SAP Ariba data from. Select the Buyer or Supplier API based on your business role (possible values are PurchaseOrdersBuyerAPIV1 or PurchaseOrdersSupplierAPIV1).
• Environment: Indicate whether you are connecting to a test or production environment (possible values are TEST or PRODUCTION).

Authenticating with OAuth

After setting connection properties, you need to configure OAuth connectivity to authenticate.

• Set AuthScheme to OAuthClient.
• Register an application with the service to obtain the APIKey, OAuthClientId and OAuthClientSecret.

  For more information on creating an OAuth application, refer to the Help documentation.

Automatic OAuth

After setting the following, you are ready to connect:

APIKey: The Application key in your app settings. OAuthClientId: The OAuth Client Id in your app settings. OAuthClientSecret: The OAuth Secret in your app settings.

When you connect, the provider automatically completes the OAuth process:

1. The provider obtains an access token from SAP Ariba and uses it to request data.
2. The provider refreshes the access token automatically when it expires.
3. The OAuth values are saved in memory relative to the location specified in OAuthSettingsLocation.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to SAP Ariba Procurement data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

👁 Creating a MySQL Remoting Service in SQL Gateway (Salesforce is shown)

Query SAP Ariba Procurement from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual SAP Ariba Procurement database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live SAP Ariba Procurement data.

Connect to SAP Ariba Procurement through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for SAP Ariba Procurement).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query SAP Ariba Procurement Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for SAP Ariba Procurement).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve SAP Ariba Procurement data, like SELECT * FROM `CData SAPAribaProcurement Sys`.Orders;

With access to live SAP Ariba Procurement data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily work with SAP Ariba Procurement, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData ODBC Driver for SAP Ariba Procurement and the CData SQL Gateway.