How to Query Adobe Target Data in MySQL Workbench

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Adobe Target to query Adobe Target data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Adobe Target data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Adobe Target Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

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

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.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Adobe Target data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

Query Adobe Target from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Adobe Target database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Adobe Target data.

Connect to Adobe Target through the SQL Gateway

1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Adobe Target).
3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

NOTE: When we refer to Username and Password, we mean the credentials for the user(s) created for the SQL Gateway.

Query Adobe Target Data

1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Adobe Target).
2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Adobe Target data, like SELECT * FROM `CData AdobeTarget Sys`.Activities;

With access to live Adobe Target data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily query and update Adobe Target, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData ODBC Driver for Adobe Target and the CData SQL Gateway.