Load Vault CRM Data to a Database Using Embulk

Embulk is an open source bulk data loader. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Vault CRM, Embulk easily loads data from Vault CRM to any supported destination. In this article, we explain how to use the CData JDBC Driver for Vault CRM in Embulk to load Vault CRM data to a MySQL dtabase.

With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Vault CRM data. When you issue complex SQL queries to Vault CRM, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Vault CRM and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations).

Configure a JDBC Connection to Vault CRM Data

Before creating a bulk load job in Embulk, note the installation location for the JAR file for the JDBC Driver (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for Vault CRM\lib).

Embulk supports JDBC connectivity, so you can easily connect to Vault CRM and execute SQL queries. Before creating a bulk load job, create a JDBC URL for authenticating with Vault CRM.

You are ready to connect after specifying the following connection properties:

• Url: The host you see in the URL after you login to your account. For example: https://my-veeva-domain.veevavault.com
• User: The username you use to login to your account.
• Password: The password you use to login to your account.

Built-in Connection String Designer

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

java -jar cdata.jdbc.vaultcrm.jar

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

Below is a typical JDBC connection string for Vault CRM:

jdbc:vaultcrm:User=myuser;Password=mypassword;Server=localhost;Database=mydatabase;

Load Vault CRM Data in Embulk

After installing the CData JDBC Driver and creating a JDBC connection string, install the required Embulk plugins.

Install Embulk Input & Output Plugins

1. Install the JDBC Input Plugin in Embulk.
   https://github.com/embulk/embulk-input-jdbc/tree/master/embulk-input-jdbc

embulk gem install embulk-input-jdbc

2. In this article, we use MySQL as the destination database. You can also choose SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Google BigQuery as the destination using the output Plugins.
   https://github.com/embulk/embulk-output-jdbc/tree/master/embulk-output-mysql

   embulk gem install embulk-output-mysql
   

With the input and output plugins installed, we are ready to load Vault CRM data into MySQL using Embulk.

Create a Job to Load Vault CRM Data

Start by creating a config file in Embulk, using a name like vaultcrm-mysql.yml.

1. For the input plugin options, use the CData JDBC Driver for Vault CRM, including the path to the driver JAR file, the driver class (e.g. cdata.jdbc.vaultcrm.VaultCRMDriver), and the JDBC URL from above
2. For the output plugin options, use the values and credentials for the MySQL database

Sample Config File (vaultcrm-mysql.yml)

in:
	type: jdbc
	driver_path: C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20xx\lib\cdata.jdbc.vaultcrm.jar
	driver_class: cdata.jdbc.vaultcrm.VaultCRMDriver
	url: jdbc:vaultcrm:User=myuser;Password=mypassword;Server=localhost;Database=mydatabase;
	table: "NorthwindProducts"
out: 
	type: mysql
	host: localhost
	database: DatabaseName
	user: UserId
	password: UserPassword
	table: "NorthwindProducts"
	mode: insert

After creating the file, run the Embulk job.

embulk run vaultcrm-mysql.yml

After running the the Embulk job, find the Salesforce data in the MySQL table.

Load Filtered Vault CRM Data

In addition to loading data directly from a table, you can use a custom SQL query to have more granular control of the data loaded. You can also perform increment loads by setting a last updated column in a SQL WHERE clause in the query field.

in:
	type: jdbc
	driver_path: C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20xx\lib\cdata.jdbc.vaultcrm.jar
	driver_class: cdata.jdbc.vaultcrm.VaultCRMDriver
	url: jdbc:vaultcrm:User=myuser;Password=mypassword;Server=localhost;Database=mydatabase;
	query: "SELECT ProductId, ProductName FROM NorthwindProducts WHERE [RecordId] = 1"
out: 
	type: mysql
	host: localhost
	database: DatabaseName
	user: UserId
	password: UserPassword
	table: "NorthwindProducts"
	mode: insert

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