Amazon Ads Connector for SSISAmazon Ads Connector can be used to get Amazon advertisements using Amazon Advertisements API, download various advertisement-related reports. In this article you will learn how to quickly and efficiently integrate Amazon Ads data in SSIS without coding. We will use high-performance Amazon Ads Connector to easily connect to Amazon Ads and then access the data inside SSIS. Let's follow the steps below to see how we can accomplish that! Amazon Ads Connector for SSIS is based on ZappySys API Connector Framework which is a part of SSIS PowerPack. It is a collection of high-performance SSIS connectors that enable you to integrate data with virtually any data provider supported by SSIS, including SQL Server. SSIS PowerPack supports various file formats, sources and destinations, including REST/SOAP API, SFTP/FTP, storage services, and plain files, to mention a few (if you are new to SSIS and SSIS PowerPack, find out more on how to use them). |
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Video Tutorial - Integrate Amazon Ads data in SSIS
This video covers the following topics and more, so please watch carefully. After watching the video, follow the steps outlined in this article:
- How to download and install the required PowerPack for
Amazon Ads integration in SSIS - How to configure the connection for
Amazon Ads - Features of the
ZappySys API Source (Authentication / Query Language / Examples / Driver UI) - How to use the
Amazon Ads in SSIS
Prerequisites
Before we begin, make sure the following prerequisites are met:
- SSIS designer installed. Sometimes it is referred as BIDS or SSDT (download it from Microsoft).
- Basic knowledge of SSIS package development using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services.
- SSIS PowerPack is installed (if you are new to SSIS PowerPack, then get started!).
Read data from Amazon Ads in SSIS (Export data)
In this section we will learn how to configure and use Amazon Ads Connector in API Source to extract data from Amazon Ads.
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Begin with opening Visual Studio and Create a New Project.
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Select Integration Service Project and in new project window set the appropriate name and location for project. And click OK.
In the new SSIS project screen you will find the following:
- SSIS ToolBox on left side bar
- Solution Explorer and Property Window on right bar
- Control flow, data flow, event Handlers, Package Explorer in tab windows
- Connection Manager Window in the bottom
Note: If you don't see ZappySys SSIS PowerPack Task or Components in SSIS Toolbox, please refer to this help link. -
Now, Drag and Drop SSIS Data Flow Task from SSIS Toolbox. Double click on the Data Flow Task to see Data Flow designer.
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From the SSIS toolbox drag and API Source (Predefined Templates) on the data flow designer surface, and double click on it to edit it:
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Select New Connection to create a new connection:
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Use a preinstalled Amazon Ads Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Amazon Ads Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
Amazon Ads -
Now it's time to configure authentication. Firstly, configure authentication settings in Amazon Ads service and then proceed by configuring API Connection Manager. Start by expanding an authentication type:
Amazon Ads authentication
Amazon OAuth Security Profile has be created in Amazon Developer portal. [API reference]
- Firstly, login into Amazon Developer portal in https://developer.amazon.com.
- Then click Sign in.
- If you don't have an account, press Create your Amazon Developer account button to create one.
- Once logged in, click on your profile icon on the right-top of the window and hit Settings:
- Then click Security Profiles and proceed with creating a new Security Profile:
- After that, click Web Settings subtab, then hit Show Secret button to reveal the Client Secret (you will need it later), and click Edit to add a Redirect URL:
- Continue by setting Allowed Return URLs (you can have your own or use
https://zappysys.com/oauth
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Done!
Now you can use Client ID, Client Secret, and Redirect URL
when configuring OAuth Authentication parameters:
API Connection Manager configuration
Just perform these simple steps to finish authentication configuration:
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Set Authentication Type to
OAuth Authentication [OAuth]
- Optional step. Modify API Base URL if needed (in most cases default will work).
- Fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed.
- Press Generate Token button to generate the tokens.
- Finally, hit OK button:
Amazon AdsOAuth Authentication [OAuth]https://advertising-api.amazon.com/v2Required Parameters ClientId Fill-in the parameter... ClientSecret Fill-in the parameter... AuthorizationUrl Fill-in the parameter... ReturnUrl Fill-in the parameter... Scope Fill-in the parameter... Profile (click 'Generate Token' before this) Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True -
Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and click on Preview Data button to make the API call.
API Source - Amazon AdsAmazon Ads Connector can be used to get Amazon advertisements using Amazon Advertisements API, download various advertisement-related reports. -
That's it! We are done! Just in a few clicks we configured the call to Amazon Ads using Amazon Ads Connector.
You can load the source data into your desired destination using the Upsert Destination , which supports SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Amazon Redshift. We also offer other destinations such as CSV , Excel , Azure Table , Salesforce , and more . You can check out our SSIS PowerPack Tasks and components for more options. (*loaded in Trash Destination)
Write data to Amazon Ads using SSIS (Import data)
In this section we will learn how to configure and use Amazon Ads Connector in the API Destination to write data to Amazon Ads.
Video tutorial
This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.
- How to download SSIS PowerPack for
Amazon Ads integration in SSIS - How to configure connection for
Amazon Ads - How to write or lookup data to
Amazon Ads - Features about SSIS API Destination
- Using
Amazon Ads Connector in SSIS
Step-by-step instructions
In upper section we learned how to read data, now in this section we will learn how to configure Amazon Ads in the API Source to POST data to the Amazon Ads.
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Read the data from the source, being any desired source component. In example we will use ZappySys Dummy Data Source component.
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From the SSIS Toolbox drag and drop API Destination (Predefined Templates) on the Data Flow Designer surface and connect source component with it, and double click to edit it.
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Select New Connection to create a new connection:
API Destination - Amazon AdsAmazon Ads Connector can be used to get Amazon advertisements using Amazon Advertisements API, download various advertisement-related reports. -
Use a preinstalled Amazon Ads Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Amazon Ads Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
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Proceed with selecting the desired Authentication Type. Then select API Base URL (in most cases default one is the right one). Finally, fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed. You may press a link Steps to Configure which will help set certain parameters. More info is available in Authentication section.
Amazon Ads authentication
Amazon OAuth Security Profile has be created in Amazon Developer portal. [API reference]
- Firstly, login into Amazon Developer portal in https://developer.amazon.com.
- Then click Sign in.
- If you don't have an account, press Create your Amazon Developer account button to create one.
- Once logged in, click on your profile icon on the right-top of the window and hit Settings:
- Then click Security Profiles and proceed with creating a new Security Profile:
- After that, click Web Settings subtab, then hit Show Secret button to reveal the Client Secret (you will need it later), and click Edit to add a Redirect URL:
- Continue by setting Allowed Return URLs (you can have your own or use
https://zappysys.com/oauth
): -
Done!
Now you can use Client ID, Client Secret, and Redirect URL
when configuring OAuth Authentication parameters:
API Connection Manager configuration
Just perform these simple steps to finish authentication configuration:
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Set Authentication Type to
OAuth Authentication [OAuth]
- Optional step. Modify API Base URL if needed (in most cases default will work).
- Fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed.
- Press Generate Token button to generate the tokens.
- Finally, hit OK button:
Amazon AdsOAuth Authentication [OAuth]https://advertising-api.amazon.com/v2Required Parameters ClientId Fill-in the parameter... ClientSecret Fill-in the parameter... AuthorizationUrl Fill-in the parameter... ReturnUrl Fill-in the parameter... Scope Fill-in the parameter... Profile (click 'Generate Token' before this) Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True -
Select the desired endpoint, change/pass the properties values, and go to the Mappings tab to map the columns.
API Destination - Amazon AdsAmazon Ads Connector can be used to get Amazon advertisements using Amazon Advertisements API, download various advertisement-related reports. -
Finally, map the desired columns:
API Destination - Amazon AdsAmazon Ads Connector can be used to get Amazon advertisements using Amazon Advertisements API, download various advertisement-related reports. -
That's it; we successfully configured the POST API Call. In a few clicks we configured the Amazon Ads API call using ZappySys Amazon Ads Connector
Load Amazon Ads data into SQL Server using Upsert Destination (Insert or Update)
Once you configured the data source, you can load Amazon Ads data into SQL Server using Upsert Destination.
Upsert Destination can merge or synchronize source data with the target table.
It supports Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Redshift databases as targets.
Upsert Destination also supports very fast bulk upsert
operation along with bulk delete
.
Upsert operation
- a database operation which performs INSERT
or UPDATE
SQL commands
based on record's existence condition in the target table.
It
Upsert Destination supports INSERT
, UPDATE
, and DELETE
operations,
so it is similar to SQL Server's MERGE
command, except it can be used directly in SSIS package.
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From the SSIS Toolbox drag-and-drop Upsert Destination component onto the Data Flow designer background.
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Connect your SSIS source component to Upsert Destination.
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Double-click on Upsert Destination component to open configuration window.
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Start by selecting the Action from the list.
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Next, select the desired target connection or create one by clicking <New [provider] Connection> menu item from the Target Connection dropdown.
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Then select a table from the Target Table list or click New button to create a new table based on the source columns.
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Continue by checking Insert and Update options according to your scenario (e.g. if Update option is unchecked, no updates will be made).
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Finally, click Map All button to map all columns and then select the Key columns to match the columns on:
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Click OK to save the configuration.
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Run the package and Amazon Ads data will be merged with the target table in SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Redshift:
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Done!
Deploy and schedule SSIS package
After you are done creating SSIS package, most likely, you want to deploy it to SQL Server Catalog and run it periodically. Just follow the instructions in this article:
Running SSIS package in Azure Data Factory (ADF)
To use SSIS PowerPack in ADF, you must first prepare Azure-SSIS Integration Runtime. Follow this link for detailed instructions:
Actions supported by Amazon Ads Connector
Learn how to perform common Amazon Ads actions directly in SSIS with these how-to guides:
- Get Beta Report
- Get Profiles
- Get Report
- Test Connection
- Make Generic API Request
- Make Generic API Request (Bulk Write)
Conclusion
In this article we showed you how to connect to Amazon Ads in SSIS and integrate data without any coding, saving you time and effort.
We encourage you to download Amazon Ads Connector for SSIS and see how easy it is to use it for yourself or your team.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact ZappySys support team. You can also open a live chat immediately by clicking on the chat icon below.
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