Build Adobe Target-Connected Web Apps in Servoy

Servoy is a rapid application development and deployment platform. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Adobe Target, users can build Adobe Target-connected apps that work with live Adobe Target data. This article describes how to connect to Adobe Target from Servoy and build a simple web app to display and search Adobe Target data.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Adobe Target data. When you issue complex SQL queries to Adobe Target, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Adobe Target 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 Adobe Target data using native data types.

Connect to Adobe Target in Servoy Developer

To build Adobe Target-connected apps, you need to first create a data provider in Servoy Developer using the CData JDBC Driver for Adobe Target.

1. Install the JDBC Driver.
2. Copy the JDBC Driver JAR file. (cdata.jdbc.adobetarget.jar) to the /application_server/drivers/ directory in the installation directory for Servoy.
3. Open Servoy Developer.
4. In the Solution Explorer, right-click Database Server (under Resources) and choose "Connect to existing database" -> "empty."
   1. Name the server.
   2. Click to show the advanced server settings.

      • Set the URL, for example: jdbc:adobetarget:Tenant=mycompanyname;InitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH

        Built-In Connection String Designer

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

        				java -jar cdata.jdbc.adobetarget.jar
        				

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

        To connect to Adobe Target, you must provide the Tenant property along with OAuth connection properties mentioned below. Note that while other connection properties can influence processing behavior, they do not affect the ability to connect.

        To determine your Tenant name:

        1. Log in to Adobe Experience. The URL will look similar to: "https://experience.adobe.com/#/@mycompanyname/preferences/general-section".
        2. Extract the value after the "/#/@". In this example, it is "mycompanyname".
        3. Set the Tenant connection property to that value.

        User Accounts (OAuth)

        You must set AuthScheme to OAuthClient for all user account flows.

        Note: Adobe authentication via OAuth requires updating your token every two weeks.

        All Applications

        CData provides an embedded OAuth application that simplifies OAuth authentication. Alternatively, you can create a custom OAuth application. Review Creating a Custom OAuth App in the Help documentation for more information.

        Obtaining the OAuth Access Token

        Set the following properties to connect:

        • InitiateOAuth: Set to GETANDREFRESH to automatically perform the OAuth exchange and refresh the OAuthAccessToken as needed.
        • OAuthClientId : Set to the client Id assigned when you registered your app.
        • OAuthClientSecret : Set to the client secret assigned when you registered your app.
        • CallbackURL : Set to the redirect URI defined when you registered your app. For example: https://localhost:3333

        With these settings, the provider obtains an access token from Adobe Target, which it uses to request data. The OAuth values are stored in the location specified by OAuthSettingsLocation, ensuring they persist across connections.

        
      • Select the Driver class you just copied, for example, cdata.jdbc.adobetarget.AdobeTargetDriver
   

Build a Adobe Target-Connected Web App

Once you have configured the connection to Adobe Target in the Servoy Developer resources, you are ready to build apps with access to live Adobe Target data.

Create a New Solution

1. In the Server Explorer, right-click "All solutions" and select "Create new solution."
2. Name the solution.
3. Select the checkbox to include the "search" module.
4. Click "Finish."

Create a New Form

Right-click "Forms" and select "Create new form."

1. Name the form.
2. Select a Datasource.
3. Set the type (e.g., Simple) and click "Finish."

Add a Data Grid to the Form

1. Drag a Data Grid component (from Servoy NG-Grids) onto the form.

2. Drag a column component onto the Data Grid and set the "dataprovider" property for each column component to a column from the Adobe Target "table" (e.g., Id from the Activities table).

   Continue adding columns as desired.

Add Searching to the App

Note that the "svySearch" extension is required to add search functionality (included by default when you create a new solution). If you did not add the extension when you created the solution or you are modifying an existing solution, you can add the search module by right-clicking Modules (in the solution) and selecting "Add Module." Select "svySearch" and click "OK."

1. Drag a Text Field component onto the Form.
2. Right-click the Form and select "Open in Script Editor."
3. Create a new variable (JavaScript) to hold the search value:

   var searchText = '';
   

4. Back on the Form, in the Text Field properties:
   1. Set the "dataprovider" property to the Form variable you just created.
   2. Double-click to add a method for the onAction event.
   3. Click to create the method in "Form," name the method (e.g., onEnter), and click "Create private."
   4. Click "OK & Show."
5. Add the following JavaScript to the JavaScript file to use the Servoy framework to implement searching bound data based on the text in the Text Field:

   var search = scopes.svySearch.createSimpleSearch(foundset).setSearchText(searchText);
   search.setSearchAllColumns();
   search.loadRecords(foundset);
   

Save and Launch the App

Save the form and JavaScript file, then click Run -> Launch NGClient to start the web app.

Download a free, 30-day trial of the CData JDBC Driver for Adobe Target and start building Adobe Target-connected apps with Servoy. Reach out to our Support Team if you have any questions.