Connect to Okta Data in HULFT Integrate

HULFT Integrate is a modern data integration platform that provides a drag-and-drop user interface to create cooperation flows, data conversion, and processing so that complex data connections are easier than ever to execute. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Okta, HULFT Integrate can work with live Okta data. This article walks through connecting to Okta and moving the data into a CSV file.

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

Enable Access to Okta

To enable access to Okta data from HULFT Integrate projects:

1. Copy the CData JDBC Driver JAR file (and license file if it exists), cdata.jdbc.okta.jar (and cdata.jdbc.okta.lic), to the jdbc_adapter subfolder for the Integrate Server
2. Restart the HULFT Integrate Server and launch HULFT Integrate Studio

Build a Project with Access to Okta Data

Once you copy the JAR files, you can create a project with access to Okta data. Start by opening Integrate Studio and creating a new project.

1. Name the project
2. Ensure the "Create script" checkbox is checked
3. Click Next
4. Name the script (e.g.: OktatoCSV)

Once you create the project, add components to the script to copy Okta data to a CSV file.

Configure an Execute Select SQL Component

Drag an "Execute Select SQL" component from the Tool Palette (Database -> JDBC) into the Script workspace.

1. In the "Required settings" tab for the Destination, click "Add" to create a new connection for Okta. Set the following properties:
   • Name: Okta Connection Settings
   • Driver class name: cdata.jdbc.okta.OktaDriver
   • URL: jdbc:okta:Domain=dev-44876464.okta.com;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
     
     

     Built-in Connection String Designer

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

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.okta.jar

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

     To connect to Okta, set the Domain connection string property to your Okta domain.

     You will use OAuth to authenticate with Okta, so you need to create a custom OAuth application.

     Creating a Custom OAuth Application

     From your Okta account:

     1. Sign in to your Okta developer edition organization with your administrator account.
     2. In the Admin Console, go to Applications > Applications.
     3. Click Create App Integration.
     4. For the Sign-in method, select OIDC - OpenID Connect.
     5. For Application type, choose Web Application.
     6. Enter a name for your custom application.
     7. Set the Grant Type to Authorization Code. If you want the token to be automatically refreshed, also check Refresh Token.
     8. Set the callback URL:
        • For desktop applications and headless machines, use http://localhost:33333 or another port number of your choice. The URI you set here becomes the CallbackURL property.
        • For web applications, set the callback URL to a trusted redirect URL. This URL is the web location the user returns to with the token that verifies that your application has been granted access.
     9. In the Assignments section, either select Limit access to selected groups and add a group, or skip group assignment for now.
     10. Save the OAuth application.
     11. The application's Client Id and Client Secret are displayed on the application's General tab. Record these for future use. You will use the Client Id to set the OAuthClientId and the Client Secret to set the OAuthClientSecret.
     12. Check the Assignments tab to confirm that all users who must access the application are assigned to the application.
     13. On the Okta API Scopes tab, select the scopes you wish to grant to the OAuth application. These scopes determine the data that the app has permission to read, so a scope for a particular view must be granted for the driver to have permission to query that view. To confirm the scopes required for each view, see the view-specific pages in Data Model < Views in the Help documentation.
2. Write your SQL statement. For example:

   SELECT Id, ProfileFirstName FROM Users

3. Click "Extraction test" to ensure the connection and query are configured properly
4. Click "Execute SQL statement and set output schema"
5. Click "Finish"

Configure a Write CSV File Component

Drag a "Write CSV File" component from the Tool Palette (File -> CSV) onto the workspace.

1. Set a file to write the query results to (e.g. Users.csv)
2. Set "Input data" to the "Select SQL" component
3. Add columns for each field selected in the SQL query
4. In the "Write settings" tab, check the checkbox to "Insert column names into first row"
5. Click "Finish"

Map Okta Fields to the CSV Columns

Map each column from the "Select" component to the corresponding column for the "CSV" component.

Finish the Script

Drag the "Start" component onto the "Select" component and the "CSV" component onto the "End" component. Build the script and run the script to move Okta data into a CSV file.

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