Connecting to Accelo

To authenticate to Accelo, and connect to your own data or to allow other users to connect to their data, you can use the OAuth standard.

Using OAuth Authentication

First you need to register an OAuth app with Accelo. This is done from your deployment under Configuration > API > Register Application. Additionally, you will need to set the Deployment, found in the URL of your Accelo account. For example if your Accelo portal is acmeinc.accelo.com, then the Deployment should be 'acmeinc'.

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

AuthScheme: Set this to OAuth.

InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. The CData API Profile for Accelo will automatically walk through the OAuth process in order to obtained the access token.

OAuthClientID: Set this to the client_id that is specified in you app settings.

OAuthClientSecret: Set this to the client_secret that is specified in you app settings.

CallbackURL: Set this to the Redirect URI you specified in your app settings.

Deployment: Set this to your Deployment in ProfileSettings property.

Example connection string

Profile=C:\profiles\Accelo.apip;ProfileSettings='Deployment=acmeinc';Authscheme=OAuth;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH;OAuthClientId=your_client_id;OAuthClientSecret=your_client_secret;CallbackUrl=your_callback_url;

Connection Properties

The connection string properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection string for this provider.

Property Description

AuthScheme The scheme used for authentication. Accepted entries are None or OAuth.
Allowed values are: BASIC, NONE, NTLM, OAUTH, OAUTH_CLIENT

CallbackURL The OAuth callback URL to return to when authenticating. This value must match the callback URL you specify in your app settings.

Deployment Your Accelo deployment/hostname.

InitiateOAuth Set this property to initiate the process to obtain or refresh the OAuth access token when you connect.
Allowed values are: OFF, GETANDREFRESH, REFRESH

OAuthClientId The client Id assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.

OAuthClientSecret The client secret assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.

Property	Description
AuthScheme	The scheme used for authentication. Accepted entries are None or OAuth. Allowed values are: BASIC, NONE, NTLM, OAUTH, OAUTH_CLIENT
CallbackURL	The OAuth callback URL to return to when authenticating. This value must match the callback URL you specify in your app settings.
Deployment	Your Accelo deployment/hostname.
InitiateOAuth	Set this property to initiate the process to obtain or refresh the OAuth access token when you connect. Allowed values are: OFF, GETANDREFRESH, REFRESH
OAuthClientId	The client Id assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
OAuthClientSecret	The client secret assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.