Amazon MWS Connector
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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
  1. Download and install ZappySys ODBC PowerPack.

  2. Search for gateway in start menu and Open ZappySys Data Gateway:
    Open ZappySys Data Gateway

  3. 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:
    ZappySys Data Gateway - Add User

  4. 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

    ZappySys Data Gateway - Add Data Source

  5. 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:

    AmazonMwsDSN
    Amazon MWS
    ODBC DSN Template Selection

  6. 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]

    https://zappysys.com/links/?url=http://docs.developer.amazonservices.com/en_US/dev_guide/DG_Registering.html

    Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:

    AmazonMwsDSN
    Amazon MWS
    OAuth [OAuth]
    https://mws.amazonservices.com
    Required Parameters
    AWSAccessKeyId Fill in the parameter...
    Secret Key Fill in the parameter...
    SellerId Fill in the parameter...
    Optional Parameters
    ODBC DSN Oauth Connection Configuration

  7. 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:
    ODBC ZappySys Data Source Preview

  8. Click OK to finish creating the data source.

Reading data from client application
  1. 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.
  2. 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
Consume Data inside your App / Programming Language Once you know how to load data from Amazon MWS Connector, you can click on one of the below links to learn the steps how to consume data inside your App / Programming Language from Amazon MWS Connector. ODBC inside ETL / Reporting / BI Tools ODBC inside Programming Languages