Creating a JDBC Data Source

You can create a JDBC data source to connect from your Java application. Creating a JDBC data source based on the CData JDBC Driver for Salesloft consists of three basic steps:

• Add the driver JAR file to the classpath. The JAR file is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory. Note that the .lic file must be located in the same folder as the JAR file.
• Provide the driver class. For example:
  

  cdata.jdbc.salesloft.SalesLoftDriver

• Provide the JDBC URL. For example:
  

  jdbc:salesloft:InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackUrl=http://localhost:33333;
  
  or
  
  jdbc:cdata:salesloft:InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;AuthScheme=OAuth;OAuthClientId=MyOAuthClientId;OAuthClientSecret=MyOAuthClientSecret;CallbackUrl=http://localhost:33333;

  The second format above can be used whenever there is a conflict in your application between drivers using the same URL format to ensure you are using the CData driver. The URL must start with either "jdbc:salesloft:" or "jdbc:cdata:salesloft:" and can include any of the connection properties in name-value pairs separated with semicolons.

Connecting to Salesloft

Salesloft uses the OAuth and APIKey authentication standard. OAuth requires the authenticating user to interact with Salesloft using the browser. The provider facilitates this in various ways as described below.

Authenticate a Salesloft Account

OAuth

For OAuth authentication, it's necessary to create an OAuth app. See Creating a Custom OAuth App for a process.

API Key

Alternatively, authenticate with an APIKey. Provision an API key from the Salesloft user interface: https://accounts.salesloft.com/oauth/applications/.

You will receive a Key which will be used when issuing requests.