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 Greenhouse 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.greenhouse.GreenhouseDriver

• Provide the JDBC URL. For example:
  

  jdbc:greenhouse:APIKey=YourAPIKey;
  
  or
  
  jdbc:cdata:greenhouse:APIKey=YourAPIKey;

  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:greenhouse:" or "jdbc:cdata:greenhouse:" and can include any of the connection properties in name-value pairs separated with semicolons.

Connecting to Greenhouse

You need an API key to connect to Greenhouse. To create an API key, follow the steps below:

1. Click the Configure icon in the navigation bar and locate Dev Center on the left.
2. Select API Credential Management.
3. Click Create New API Key.
   • Set "API Type" to Harvest.
   • Set "Partner" to custom.
   • Optionally, provide a description.
4. Proceed to Manage permissions and select the appropriate permissions based on the resources you want to access through the driver.
5. Copy the created key and set APIKey to that value.