Amazon MWS Connector for SSRSIn this article you will learn how to quickly and efficiently integrate Amazon MWS data in SSRS without coding. We will use high-performance Amazon MWS Connector to easily connect to Amazon MWS and then access the data inside SSRS. Amazon MWS (Marketplace Web Service) Connector can be used to integrated web service API that helps Amazon sellers to programmatically exchange data on listings, orders, payments, reports, and more. Let's follow the steps below to see how we can accomplish that! Amazon's MWS (Marketplace Web Service) is being deprecated and replaced by the newer AWS Selling Partner API (SP-API). For a more robust and secure integration, we recommend using our AWS Selling Partner (SP-API) Connector. As Amazon is phasing out MWS functionality and eventually plans to fully deprecate it.
Amazon MWS Connector for SSRS is based on ZappySys API Driver which is part of ODBC PowerPack. It is a collection of high-performance ODBC drivers that enable you to integrate data in SQL Server, SSIS, a programming language, or any other ODBC-compatible application. ODBC PowerPack supports various file formats, sources and destinations, including REST/SOAP API, SFTP/FTP, storage services, and plain files, to mention a few. |
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Video Tutorial - Integrate Amazon MWS data in SSRS
This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.
- How to download / install required driver for
Amazon MWS integration in SSRS - How to configure connection for
Amazon MWS - Features about
API Driver (Authentication / Query Language / Examples / Driver UI) - Using
Amazon MWS Connection in SSRS
Create Data Source in ZappySys Data Gateway based on API Driver
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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
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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:
AmazonmwsDSNAmazon MWSOAuth [OAuth]https://mws.amazonservices.comRequired Parameters AWSAccessKeyId Fill-in the parameter... Secret Key Fill-in the parameter... SellerId Fill-in the parameter... 
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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.
Read data in SSRS from ZappySys Data Gateway
- Open Visual Studio and create a new SSRS project
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Then add a new Shared Data Source (you can create a non-shared data source inside report too):
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Continue with creating the Shared Data Source. Select Microsoft SQL Server as Type and hit Build button to proceed further:
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Once a window opens, configure it similarly. Configure "AmazonmwsDSN" as database name. Finally, hit Test Connection and OK:
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Another window opens, and it should look similarly to this one below which ends the creation of a Data Source:
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Now it's time to create a Dataset. If you don't have a report created, in one of the wizard's steps it will look like this:
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If you did not follow through report's creation wizard and already had report created, you can simply add a new dataset:
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Finally, once you complete the report, similar results show up:
Passing Parameters to SSRS Report / Filter data
If you want to parameterized your report then refer to this articleAdvanced topics
Create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver
You can create procedures to encapsulate custom logic and then only pass handful parameters rather than long SQL to execute your API call.
Steps to create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
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Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Procedure:
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Enter the desired Procedure name and click on OK:
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Select the created Stored Procedure and write the your desired stored procedure and Save it and it will create the custom stored procedure in the ZappySys Driver:
Here is an example stored procedure for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
CREATE PROCEDURE [usp_get_orders] @fromdate = '<<yyyy-MM-dd,FUN_TODAY>>' AS SELECT * FROM Orders where OrderDate >= '<@fromdate>';
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That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your Stored Procedure using Exec Command. In this example it will extract the orders from the date 1996-01-01:
Exec usp_get_orders '1996-01-01';
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Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LINKED_SERVER_TO_AMAZON_MWS_IN_DATA_GATEWAY], 'EXEC usp_get_orders @fromdate=''1996-07-30''')
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Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
Create Custom Virtual Table in ZappySys Driver
ZappySys API Drivers support flexible Query language so you can override Default Properties you configured on Data Source such as URL, Body. This way you don't have to create multiple Data Sources if you like to read data from multiple EndPoints. However not every application support supplying custom SQL to driver so you can only select Table from list returned from driver.
If you're dealing with Microsoft Access and need to import data from an SQL query, it's important to note that Access doesn't allow direct import of SQL queries. Instead, you can create custom objects (Virtual Tables) to handle the import process.
Many applications like MS Access, Informatica Designer wont give you option to specify custom SQL when you import Objects. In such case Virtual Table is very useful. You can create many Virtual Tables on the same Data Source (e.g. If you have 50 URLs with slight variations you can create virtual tables with just URL as Parameter setting.
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Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Table:
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Enter the desired Table name and click on OK:
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And it will open the New Query Window Click on Cancel to close that window and go to Custom Objects Tab.
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Select the created table, Select Text Type AS SQL and write the your desired SQL Query and Save it and it will create the custom table in the ZappySys Driver:
Here is an example SQL query for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders also. Read more about placeholders here
SELECT "ShipCountry", "OrderID", "CustomerID", "EmployeeID", "OrderDate", "RequiredDate", "ShippedDate", "ShipVia", "Freight", "ShipName", "ShipAddress", "ShipCity", "ShipRegion", "ShipPostalCode" FROM "Orders" Where "ShipCountry"='USA'
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That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your custom virtual table query. In this example it will extract the orders for the USA Shipping Country only:
SELECT * FROM "vt__usa_orders_only"
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Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LINKED_SERVER_TO_AMAZON_MWS_IN_DATA_GATEWAY], 'EXEC [usp_get_orders] ''1996-01-01''')
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Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
Actions supported by Amazon MWS Connector
Amazon MWS Connector support following actions for REST API integration. If some actions are not listed below then you can easily edit Connector file and enhance out of the box functionality.
Orders: Read Orders
The ListOrders operation returns a list of orders created or updated during a time frame that you specify. You define that time frame using the CreatedAfter parameter or the LastUpdatedAfter parameter. You must use one of these parameters, but not both. You can also apply a range of filtering criteria to narrow the list of orders that is returned. The ListOrders operation includes order information for each order returned, including AmazonOrderId, OrderStatus, FulfillmentChannel, and LastUpdateDate. [
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The ListOrderItems operation returns order item information for an AmazonOrderId that you specify. The order item information includes Title, ASIN, SellerSKU, ItemPrice, ShippingPrice, as well as tax and promotion information. [
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Orders: Get Single Order Information
The GetOrder operation returns an order for each AmazonOrderId that you specify, up to a maximum of 50. The GetOrder operation includes order information for each order returned, including PurchaseDate, OrderStatus, FulfillmentChannel, and LastUpdateDate. [
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Get FlatFile Report (Live)
Returns data from FlatFile Reports (TSV - Tab Seperated Values) listed here http://docs.developer.amazonservices.com/en_US/reports/Reports_ReportType.html. Depending which Report you choose, it can take upto 30 minutes to generate report. To get data from previously generated report, you can use [Get CSV Report By ID - Cached Copy] endpoint to fetch data by GeneratedReportId [
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Amazon MWS Connector Examples for SSRS Connection
This page offers a collection of SQL examples designed for seamless integration with the ZappySys API ODBC Driver under ODBC Data Source (36/64) or ZappySys Data Gateway, enhancing your ability to connect and interact with Prebuilt Connectors effectively.
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Conclusion
In this article we showed you how to connect to Amazon MWS in SSRS and integrate data without any coding, saving you time and effort. We encourage you to download Amazon MWS Connector for SSRS 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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