Connect to SAP Fieldglass Data in DBArtisan

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

Integrate SAP Fieldglass Data into DBArtisan Projects

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

To authenticate, specify the Username, Password, APIKey, and EnvironmentURL connection properties.

To obtain an APIKey, log in to the SAP API Business Hub and click on Get API Key.

You can then follow the steps below to register SAP Fieldglass data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic ODBC.
3. Enter a name for the data source and select the DSN. 👁 The DSN of the data source to be registered. (Salesforce is shown.)
   
4. Finish the wizard to connect to SAP Fieldglass data. SAP Fieldglass entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer. 👁 The Datasource Explorer. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

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