Query Acumatica Data in DataGrip

DataGrip is a database IDE that allows SQL developers to query, create, and manage databases. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Acumatica, DataGrip can work with live Acumatica data. This article shows how to establish a connection to Acumatica data in DataGrip and use the table editor to load Acumatica data.

Create a New Driver Definition for Acumatica

The steps below describe how to create a new Data Source in DataGrip for Acumatica.

1. In DataGrip, click File -> New > Project and name the project
2. In the Database Explorer, click the plus icon () and select Driver.
3. In the Driver tab:
   • Set Name to a user-friendly name (e.g. "CData Acumatica Driver")
   • Set Driver Files to the appropriate JAR file. To add the file, click the plus (), select "Add Files," navigate to the "lib" folder in the driver's installation directory and select the JAR file (e.g. cdata.jdbc.acumatica.jar).
   • Set Class to cdata.jdbc.acumatica.Acumatica.jar
   Additionally, in the advanced tab you can change driver properties and some other settings like VM Options, VM environment, VM home path, DBMS, etc
   • For most cases, change the DBMS type to "Unknown" in Expert options to avoid native SQL Server queries (Transact-SQL), which might result in an invalid function error
4. Click "Apply" then "OK" to save the Connection

Configure a Connection to Acumatica

1. Once the connection is saved, click the plus (), then "Data Source" then "CData Acumatica Driver" to create a new Acumatica Data Source.
2. In the new window, configure the connection to Acumatica with a JDBC URL.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Acumatica JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.acumatica.jar

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   Set the following connection properties to connect to Acumatica:

   • User: Set this to your username.
   • Password: Set this to your password.
   • Company: Set this to your company.
   • Url: Set this to your Acumatica URL, in the format http://{Acumatica ERP instance URL}/entity/{Endpoint name}/{Endpoint version}/.
     For example: https://acumatica.com/entity/Default/17.200.001/

   See the Getting Started guide in the CData driver documentation for more information.

3. Set URL to the connection string, e.g., jdbc:acumatica:Url = https://try.acumatica.com/ISV/entity/Default/17.200.001/;User=user;Password=password;Company=CompanyName;
4. Click "Apply" and "OK" to save the connection string

At this point, you will see the data source in the Data Explorer.

Execute SQL Queries Against Acumatica

To browse through the Acumatica entities (available as tables) accessible through the JDBC Driver, expand the Data Source.

To execute queries, right click on any table and select "New" -> "Query Console."

In the Console, write the SQL query you wish to execute. For example: SELECT Id, location_displayname FROM Events

Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for Acumatica and start working with your live Acumatica data in DataGrip. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.