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Integrate connectivity to TaxJar data with wizards in IntelliJ.
The CData JDBC Driver for TaxJar enables you to access TaxJar as a JDBC data source, providing integration with rapid development tools in IDEs. This article shows how to use the data source configuration wizard to connect to TaxJar data in IntelliJ.
Create a JBDC Data Source for TaxJar
Follow the steps below to add the driver JAR and define connection properties required to connect to TaxJar data.
- In the Data Sources window, right-click and then click Add Data Source -> DB Data Source.
In the Data Source Properties dialog that appears, the following properties are required:
- JDBC Driver Files: Click the button next to this menu to add the JDBC Driver file cdata.jdbc.taxjar.jar, located in the installation directory.
- JDBC Driver Class: In this menu, select cdata.jdbc.taxjar.TaxJarDriver from the list.
Database URL: Enter the connection URL in the JDBC URL property. The URL must start with jdbc:taxjar: and includes connection properties separated with semicolons.
To authenticate to the TaxJar API, you will need to first obtain the API Key from the TaxJar UI.
NOTE: the API is available only for Professional and Premium TaxJar plans.
If you already have a Professional or Premium plan you can find the API Key by logging in the TaxJar UI and navigating to Account -> TaxJar API. After obtaining the API Key, you can set it in the APIKey connection property.
Additional Notes
- By default, the CData connector will retrieve data of the last 3 months in cases where the entity support date range filtering. You can set StartDate to specify the minimum creation date of the data retrieved.
- If the API Key has been created for a sandbox API account please set UseSandbox to true, but not all endpoints will work as expected. For more information, refer to the TaxJar developer documentation.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the TaxJar JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.taxjar.jar
Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
A typical JDBC URL is the following:
jdbc:taxjar:APIKey=3bb04218ef8t80efdf1739abf7257144;
Edit and Save TaxJar Data
To discover schema information, right-click the data source you just created and click Refresh Tables. To query a table, right-click it and then click Open Tables Editor. You can also modify records in the Table Editor.