Integrate HCL Domino with External Services using SnapLogic

SnapLogic is an integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) that allows users to create data integration flows with no code. When paired with the CData JDBC Drivers, users get access to live data from more than 250+ SaaS, Big Data and NoSQL sources, including HCL Domino, in their SnapLogic workflows.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live HCL Domino data. When platforms issue complex SQL queries to HCL Domino, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to HCL Domino and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations). Its built-in dynamic metadata querying lets you work with HCL Domino data using native data types.

Connect to HCL Domino in SnapLogic

To connect to HCL Domino data in SnapLogic, download and install the CData HCL Domino JDBC Driver. Follow the installation dialog. When the installation is complete, the JAR file can be found in the installation directory (C:/Program Files/CData/CData JDBC Driver for HCL Domino/lib by default).

Upload the HCL Domino JDBC Driver

After installation, upload the JDBC JAR file to a location in SnapLogic (for example, projects/Jerod Johnson) from the Manager tab.

Configure the Connection

Once the JDBC Driver is uploaded, we can create the connection to HCL Domino.

1. Navigate to the Designer tab
2. Expand "JDBC" from Snaps and drag a "Generic JDBC - Select" snap onto the designer
3. Click Add Account (or select an existing one) and click "Continue"
4. In the next form, configure the JDBC connection properties:
   • Under JDBC JARs, add the JAR file we previously uploaded
   • Set JDBC Driver Class to cdata.jdbc.domino.DominoDriver

   • Set JDBC URL to a JDBC connection string for the HCL Domino JDBC Driver, for example:

     jdbc:domino:Server=https://domino.corp.com;Database=names.nsf;Port=3002;SSLClientCertType=PEMKEY_FILE;SSLClientCert=full_path_of_certificate.pem;SSLServerCert=*RTK=XXXXXX;

     NOTE: RTK is a trial or full key. Contact our Support team for more information.

     Built-In Connection String Designer

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

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.domino.jar

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

     Prerequisites

     The connector requires the Proton component to be installed. Normally, Proton is distributed as part of the AppDev pack. See the HCL documentation for instructions on acquiring and installing Proton or the AppDev pack.

     Once the Proton service is installed and running, you will also need to create a user account and download its Internet certificate. This certificate can be used to set the connector certificate connection properties.

     Authenticating to Domino

     • Server: The name or IP address of the server running Domino with the Proton service.
     • Port: The port number that the Proton service is listening on.
     • Database: The name of the database file, including the .nsf extension.
     • SSLClientCertType: This must match the format of the certificate file. Typically this will be either PEMKEY_FILE for .pem certificates or PFXFILE for .pfx certificates.
     • SSLClientCert: The path to the certificate file.
     • SSLServerCert: This can be set to (*) if you trust the server. This is usually the case, but if you want to perform SSL validation, you may provide a certificate or thumbprint instead. See the documentation for SSLServerCert for details.

     Additional Server Configuration

     The connector supports querying Domino views if any are defined. Before views can be queried by the connector they must be registered with the design catalog.

     Please refer to the Catalog Administration section of the AppDev pack documentation for details on how to do this.

5. After entering the connection properties, click "Validate" and "Apply"

Read HCL Domino Data

In the form that opens after validating and applying the connection, configure your query.

• Set Schema name to "Domino"
• Set Table name to a table for HCL Domino using the schema name, for example: "Domino"."ByName" (use the drop-down to see the full list of available tables)
• Add Output fields for each item you wish to work with from the table

Save the Generic JDBC - Select snap.

With connection and query configured, click the end of the snap to preview the data (highlighted below).

Once you confirm the results are what you expect, you can add additional snaps to funnel your HCL Domino data to another endpoint.

Piping HCL Domino Data to External Services

For this article, we will load data in a Google Spreadsheet. You can use any of the supported snaps, or even use a Generic JDBC snap with another CData JDBC Driver, to move data into an external service.

1. Start by dropping a "Worksheet Writer" snap onto the end of the "Generic JDBC - Select" snap.
2. Add an account to connect to Google Sheets
3. Configure the Worksheet Writer snap to write your HCL Domino data to a Google Spreadsheet

You can now execute the fully configured pipeline to extract data from HCL Domino and push it into a Google Spreadsheet.

More Information & Free Trial

Using the CData JDBC Driver for HCL Domino you can create a pipeline in SnapLogic for integrating HCL Domino data with external services. For more information about connecting to HCL Domino, check at our CData JDBC Driver for HCL Domino page. Download a free, 30 day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for HCL Domino and get started today.