How to read data from Amazon MWS in ZappySys Data Gateway
In this section we will learn how to configure and use Amazon MWS Connector in the API Driver to extract data from the Amazon MWS.
Create Data Source in ZappySys Data Gateway based on ZappySys API Driver-
Download and install ZappySys ODBC PowerPack.
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Search for gateway in start menu and Open ZappySys Data Gateway:
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Go to Users Tab to add our first Gateway user. Click Add; we will give it a name tdsuser and enter password you like to give. Check Admin option and click OK to save. We will use these details later when we create linked server:
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Now we are ready to add a data source. Click Add, give data source a name (Copy this name somewhere, we will need it later) and then select Native - ZappySys API Driver. Finally, click OK. And it will create the Data Set for it and open the ZS driver UI.
AmazonMwsDSN
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When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "Amazon MWS" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "Amazon MWS" is not present in the list, then click "Search Online" and download it. Then set the path to the location where you downloaded it. Finally, click Continue >> to proceed with configuring the DSN:
AmazonMwsDSNAmazon MWS -
Now it's time to configure the Connection Manager. Select Authentication Type, e.g. Token Authentication. Then select API Base URL (in most cases, the default one is the right one). More info is available in the Authentication section.
Please refer to below API Reference (External Site) link for OAuth [OAuth]Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
AmazonMwsDSNOAuth [OAuth]https://mws.amazonservices.comRequired Parameters AWSAccessKeyId Fill in the parameter... Secret Key Fill in the parameter... SellerId Fill in the parameter... Optional Parameters -
Once the data source has been configured, you can preview data. Select the Preview tab and use settings similar to the following to preview data:
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Click OK to finish creating the data source.
- Firstly, to get data from ODBC data source based on ZappySys ODBC driver, in your client application, you would need to connect to ODBC source and then from the list select the data source.
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Finally, to read the data just read tables/views in your app or enter a SQL statement to extract data, e.g.:
SELECT * FROM Products
- Power BI
- Tableau
- Excel
- Informatica PowerCenter
- QlikView
- SQL Server / Linked Server
- SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services)