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Use JayDeBeApi to access Dynamics 365 Business Central Data in Python


Use standard Python scripting and the development environment of your choice to access live Dynamics 365 Business Central data.

Access Dynamics 365 Business Central data with Python scripts and standard SQL on any machine where Python and Java can be installed. You can use the CData JDBC Driver for Dynamics 365 Business Central and the JayDeBeApi module to work with remote Dynamics 365 Business Central data in Python. By using the CData Driver, you are leveraging a driver written for industry-proven standards to access your data in the popular Python language. This article shows how to use the driver to execute SQL queries to Dynamics 365 Business Central and visualize Dynamics 365 Business Central data with standard Python.

Use the JayDeBeApi module

JayDeBeApi is a Python library that serves as a JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) bridge, allowing Python programs to interact with Java databases, including CData JDBC Drivers. Use the pip install command to install the module:

pip install JayDeBeApi

Create the JDBC URL

Once you have JayDeBeApi installed, you are ready to work with Dynamics 365 Business Central data in Python using SQL.

To authenticate to Dynamics 365 Business Central, you must provide the User and AccessKey properties.

To obtain the User and AccessKey values, navigate to the Users page in Dynamics 365 Business Central and then click on Edit. The User Name and Web Service Access Key values are what you will enter as the User and AccessKey connection string properties. Note that the User Name is not your email address. It is a shortened user name.

To connect to data, specify OrganizationUrl. If you have multiple companies in your organization, you must also specify the Company to indicate which company you would like to connect to. Company does not need to be specified if you have only one company.

Built-in Connection String Designer

For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Dynamics 365 Business Central JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

java -jar cdata.jdbc.d365businesscentral.jar

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

Below is a sample variable assignment, including a typical JDBC connection string:

jdbc_url = "jdbc:d365businesscentral:OrganizationUrl=https://myaccount.financials.dynamics.com/;"

Access Dynamics 365 Business Central data in Python

With the JDBC URL configured, you only need the absolute path to the JDBC driver JAR file, which is in the "lib" folder in the installation directory ("C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20XX\lib\cdata.jdbc.d365businesscentral.jar" on Windows).

NOTE: If you haven't already, set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the Java installation directory.

Use code similar to the follow to read and print data from Dynamics 365 Business Central:

import jaydebeapi #The JDBC connection string jdbc_url = "jdbc:d365businesscentral:OrganizationUrl=https://myaccount.financials.dynamics.com/;" username = "****" password = "****" #The absolute Path to the JDBC driver JAR file, typically: jdbc_driver_jar = "C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20XX\lib\cdata.jdbc.d365businesscentral.jar" conn = jaydebeapi.connect( "cdata.jdbc.d365businesscentral.jar", jdbc_url, [username, password], jdbc_driver_jar, ) cursor = conn.cursor() cursor.execute("SELECT * FROM Accounts;") results = cursor.fetchall() for row in results: print(row) cursor.close() conn.close()

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