Video tutorial

Watch this quick video to see the integration in action. It walks you through the end-to-end setup, including:

• Installing the SSIS PowerPack
• Configuring a secure connection to Amazon MWS
• Working with Amazon MWS data directly inside SSIS
• Exploring advanced API Source features

Once you are done watching, simply follow the step-by-step written guide below to configure your data source.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure the following prerequisites are met:

1. SSIS designer installed. Sometimes it is referred as BIDS or SSDT (download it from Microsoft).
2. Basic knowledge of SSIS package development using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services.
3. SSIS PowerPack is installed (if you are new to SSIS PowerPack, then get started!).

Get report requests in SSIS

1. Open Visual Studio and click Create a new project.

2. Select Integration Services Project. Enter a name and location for your project, then click OK.

3. From the SSIS Toolbox, drag and drop a Data Flow Task onto the Control Flow surface, and double-click it:

   

4. Make sure you are in the Data Flow Task designer:

   

5. From the SSIS toolbox drag and API Source (Predefined Templates) on the data flow designer surface, and double click on it to edit it:
   

   

6. Select New Connection to create a new connection:
   

   

7. Use a preinstalled Amazon MWS Connector from Popular Connector List or press Search Online radio button to download Amazon MWS Connector. Once downloaded simply use it in the configuration:
   

   Amazon MWS

   

8. Select your authentication scenario below to expand connection configuration steps to:

   • Configure the authentication in Amazon MWS.
   • Enter those details into the API Connection Manager configuration.

   OAuth

   Amazon MWS authentication

   Please refer to external API reference

   API Connection Manager configuration

   Just perform these simple steps to finish authentication configuration:

   1. Set Authentication Type to OAuth [OAuth]
   2. Optional step. Modify API Base URL if needed (in most cases default will work).
   3. Fill in all the required parameters and set optional parameters if needed.
   4. Press Generate Token button to generate the tokens.
   5. Finally, hit OK button:

   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...

   

   Find full details in the Amazon MWS Connector authentication reference.

9. Select Get Report Requests endpoint from the dropdown and hit Preview Data:

   

   API Source - Amazon MWS

   Read and write Amazon MWS data effortlessly. Integrate, manage, and automate listings, orders, payments, and reports — almost no coding required.

   Amazon MWS

   Get Report Requests

   Optional Parameters
   Version	2009-01-01
   ReportTypeList
   MaxCount
   ReportStatus
   RequestedFromDate
   RequestedToDate
   ReportRequestId
   ElementsToTreatAsArray	ReportRequestInfo

   

10. That's it! We are done! Just in a few clicks we configured the call to Amazon MWS using Amazon MWS 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)

    

Conclusion

And there you have it — a complete guide on how to get report requests in SSIS without writing complex code. All of this was powered by Amazon MWS Connector, which handled the REST API pagination and authentication for us automatically.

Download the trial now or ping us via chat if you have any questions or are looking for a specific feature (you can also reach out to us by submitting a ticket):

More actions supported by Amazon MWS Connector

Got another use case in mind? We've documented the exact setups for a variety of essential Amazon MWS operations directly in SSIS, so you can skip the trial and error. Find your next step-by-step guide below:

• Get CSV Report By ID - Cached Copy (Previously Generated)
• Get FlatFile Report (Live)
• Get Report Count
• Get Report List (Successful Only)
• Get XML Report (Live)
• Get XML Report By ID - Cached Copy (Previously Generated)
• Orders: Get Single Order Information
• Orders: Read Order Items
• Orders: Read Orders
• Make Generic REST API Request
• Make Generic REST API Request (Bulk Write)

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