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Connect to Airtable Data in ACL Analytics
Connect to Airtable data via CData Connect Cloud in ACL Analytics to run your data analysis workflows with real-time access to Airtable data.
ACL Analytics, part of Diligent HighBond, is a powerful data analysis software primarily used for audit, risk management, and compliance. It enables professionals to examine and analyze large volumes of data to identify anomalies, trends, and potential risks or fraudulent activities.
CData Connect Cloud offers a dedicated cloud-to-cloud interface for Airtable, enabling analytics directly from live Airtable data within ACL Analytics, all without the need for data replication to a native database. With its inherent optimized data processing capabilities, CData Connect Cloud efficiently channels all supported SQL operations, including filters and JOINs, directly to Airtable. This leverages server-side processing to swiftly deliver the requested Airtable data.
Configure Airtable Connectivity for ACL Analytics
Connectivity to Airtable from ACL Analytics is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with Airtable data from ACL Analytics, we start by creating and configuring a Airtable connection in CData Connect Cloud.
- Log into Connect Cloud, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
- Select "Airtable" from the Add Connection panel
- Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Airtable.
Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Airtable.
APIKey, BaseId and TableNames parameters are required to connect to Airtable. ViewNames is an optional parameter where views of the tables may be specified.
- APIKey : API Key of your account. To obtain this value, after logging in go to Account. In API section click Generate API key.
- BaseId : Id of your base. To obtain this value, it is in the same section as the APIKey. Click on Airtable API, or navigate to https://airtable.com/api and select a base. In the introduction section you can find "The ID of this base is appxxN2ftedc0nEG7."
- TableNames : A comma separated list of table names for the selected base. These are the same names of tables as found in the UI.
- ViewNames : A comma separated list of views in the format of (table.view) names. These are the same names of the views as found in the UI.
- Click Create & Test
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Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Airtable Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
Add a Personal Access Token
When connecting to Connect Cloud through the REST API, the OData API, or the Virtual SQL Server, a Personal Access Token (PAT) is used to authenticate the connection to Connect Cloud. It is best practice to create a separate PAT for each service to maintain granularity of access.
- Click on the Gear icon () at the top right of the Connect Cloud app to open the settings page.
- On the Settings page, go to the Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
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Give the PAT a name and click Create.
- The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.
With the connection configured and a PAT generated, you are ready to connect to Airtable data from ACL Analytics.
Connect to Airtable from ACL Analytics
The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from ACL Analytics to create a new Airtable data source. The CData Connect Cloud Virtual SQL Server allows you to establish a connection to your data from integration tools that support connections to SQL servers. The Virtual SQL Server mimics the behavior of a traditional SQL server, and it supports a range of query options.
- With your Analytics File open, select 'Import' --> 'Database and application'
- Create a new SQL Server connection
- Set the connection information
- Server: tds.cdata.com
- Port: 14333
- Auth Scheme: Password
- Username: a Connect Cloud user, for example, [email protected]
- Password: the PAT for the above Connect Cloud user
- Database: the name of your Airtable connection, for example, Airtable1
- Click "Test Connection"
- Click "OK"
- You are now ready to work with your Airtable data in ACL Analytics!
Live connections to Airtable data from your applications
ACL Analytics can now connect to live Airtable data directly through Connect Cloud, allowing you to analyze Airtable data without duplicating it.
To get live data access to 100+ SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources directly from your applications, try CData Connect Cloud today!
