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⇱ Integrate Workday with JetBrains RubyMine using CData JDBC Drivers

Integrate Workday with JetBrains RubyMine using CData JDBC Drivers

👁 Anusha M B
Anusha M B
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Learn how to integrate Workday with JetBrains RubyMine using the CData JDBC Driver for live SQL based access to Workday data.

CData JDBC Driver for Workday offer standardized JDBC connectivity to 200+ data sources, allowing developers to treat SaaS and cloud APIs as relational databases. By integrating these drivers into JetBrains RubyMine, user can connect IDE directly to external systems like CRM or ERP platforms, enabling SQL based data access and real-time querying.

RubyMine is a advanced IDE for Ruby and Rails development that offers advanced coding assistance, debugging, and database tools. Through CData JDBC integration, developers can link RubyMine with Workday for easy access to live Workday data.

Overview

Here is a quick overview of the integration process:

  1. Set Up Environment: Configure the Ruby interpreter in RubyMine
  2. Install JDBC Driver: Add the CData JDBC Driver for Workday to RubyMine's database configuration
  3. Connect: Establish a live connection to Workday and begin querying Workday data

About Workday Data Integration

CData provides the easiest way to access and integrate live data from Workday. Customers use CData connectivity to:

  • Access the tables and datasets you create in Prism Analytics Data Catalog, working with the native Workday data hub without compromising the fidelity of your Workday system.
  • Access Workday Reports-as-a-Service to surface data from departmental datasets not available from Prism and datasets larger than Prism allows.
  • Access base data objects with WQL, REST, or SOAP, getting more granular, detailed access but with the potential need for Workday admins or IT to help craft queries.

Users frequently integrate Workday with analytics tools such as Tableau, Power BI, and Excel, and leverage our tools to replicate Workday data to databases or data warehouses. Access is secured at the user level, based on the authenticated user's identity and role.

For more information on configuring Workday to work with CData, refer to our Knowledge Base articles: Comprehensive Workday Connectivity through Workday WQL and Reports-as-a-Service & Workday + CData: Connection & Integration Best Practices.


Getting Started


Configure the Ruby Interpreter in RubyMine

After installing the Ruby interpreter, open RubyMine and configure the environment.

  1. Create a New Empty Project
  2. Select the interpreter for example, C:\Ruby34-x64\bin uby.exe
  3. Click Create to initialize the project
👁 Add interpreter path

Add the CData JDBC Driver for Workday

Next, configure the CData JDBC Driver for Workday within RubyMine.

  1. Go to View, select Tool Windows and click Database to open the database panel
    2. 👁 Open the Database panel
  2. Click the "+" icon and choose Driver from the dropdown
    3. 👁 Add a new driver
  3. In the Data Sources and Drivers window:
    • Provide a Name for the driver (e.g., CData Workday JDBC)
    • Click "+" in the Driver Files section and select Custom JARs
      • 👁 Select Custom JARs
    • Locate and open the cdata.jdbc.workday.jar file
    • Set the Class to cdata.jdbc.workday.WorkdayDriver
    4. 👁 Configure driver class

Create the Workday data source

  1. Click Create Data Source and choose the newly created driver
  2. In the connection window, confirm that the selected driver is correct
  3. Enter your connection details:
    • Name: Workday Connection
    • URL: jdbc:workday:User=username;Password=password;
    • Username and Password: User Workday credentials
    👁 Configure data source properties
  4. Click Test Connection. If successful, click OK to save
    5. 👁 Test the connection

Query live Workday data

Once the connection is established, you can query live Workday data directly within RubyMine.

  1. Open the Database Console
  2. Run SQL queries, for example: 
    SELECT * FROM Workday data_Table LIMIT 10;
    3. 👁 Querying inside RubyMine

Developers can now easily access and manipulate Workday data using SQL inside RubyMine bridging code development and live data access in one unified environment.

Connect RubyMine to hundreds of Data Sources with CData

CData JDBC Drivers bring real time data connectivity to your development environment. With support for hundreds of sources, including CRM, ERP, analytics, and cloud APIs, developers can query, visualize, and build data driven applications without leaving their IDE.

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