Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) Connector for SAP Crystal Reports

Amazon Selling Partner Connector (SP-API) can be used to integrated SP-API that helps Amazon sellers to programmatically exchange data on listings, orders, payments, reports, and more.

In this article you will learn how to quickly and efficiently integrate Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) data in SAP Crystal Reports without coding. We will use high-performance Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) Connector to easily connect to Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) and then access the data inside SAP Crystal Reports.

Let's follow the steps below to see how we can accomplish that!

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Create ODBC Data Source (DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver

Step-by-step instructions

To get data from Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) using SAP Crystal Reports we first need to create a DSN (Data Source) which will access data from Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API). We will later be able to read data using SAP Crystal Reports. Perform these steps:

  1. Download and install ODBC PowerPack.

  2. Open ODBC Data Sources (x64):

    Open ODBC Data Source
  3. Create a User data source (User DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver

    ZappySys API Driver
    Create new User DSN for ZappySys API Driver
    • Create and use User DSN if the client application is run under a User Account. This is an ideal option in design-time, when developing a solution, e.g. in Visual Studio 2019. Use it for both type of applications - 64-bit and 32-bit.
    • Create and use System DSN if the client application is launched under a System Account, e.g. as a Windows Service. Usually, this is an ideal option to use in a production environment. Use ODBC Data Source Administrator (32-bit), instead of 64-bit version, if Windows Service is a 32-bit application.
  4. When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API)" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API)" 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:

    AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN
    Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API)
    ODBC DSN Template Selection
  5. 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.

    Amazon Sellers can use SP-API to set up private integrations and build solutions exclusively for their Amazon store. Private app is available only to your organization and is self-authorized. A private developer builds application(s) that integrate their own company with Amazon APIs. [API reference]

    Steps how to get and use Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) credentials : Private app [OAuth]

    Perform the following steps to authenticate calls using Amazon SP-API Private app:

    1. Register as an Amazon Private SP-API Developer. You may need to wait for a day or two to get approved (check approval status).
    2. Once your developer account is approved, login to your account, visit developer console and click Add new app client button to create a Private app: Add new app client as Amazon private developer
    3. Continue by naming your application in the App name field, choose SP API as API Type, and select the Roles for your app (i.e. permissions): Register Amazon SP API app
    4. Once you do that, click View link in LWA credentials column to copy Client identifier and Client secret (we will use them later): Copy client id and client secret of Private app in Amazon
    5. Now it's time to Authorize your app: Start authorizing Private app in Amazon developer area
    6. Finish authorizing it by presing Authorize app button: Authorize Private app in Amazon developer area
    7. Finally, copy the Refresh Token (we will use it in the next step): Use refresh token to get Amazon Selling Partner data via REST API
    8. Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use Private app authentication configuration:
      • In the ClientId field paste the Client identifier value you copied in the previous step.
      • In the ClientSecret field paste the Client secret value you copied in the previous step.
      • Leave the default value in the TokenUrl field.
      • In the Refresh Token field paste the Refresh Token value you copied in the previous step.
    9. Click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
    10. Done! Now you are ready to use Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) Connector!

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

    AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN
    Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API)
    Private app [OAuth]
    https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com
    Required Parameters
    ClientId Fill-in the parameter...
    ClientSecret Fill-in the parameter...
    TokenUrl Fill-in the parameter...
    Optional Parameters
    TokenUIMode OnlyRefreshToken
    AuthUrl (Do not Use for Private app - Self Authorization) https://sellercentral.amazon.com/apps/authorize/consent?application_id=[YOUR-APPLICATION-ID]&version=beta
    OrdersApiVersion v0
    SellerApiVersion v1
    ShippingApiVersion v1
    ServicesApiVersion v1
    FbaApiVersion v1
    SalesApiVersion v1
    ReportsApiVersion 2021-06-30
    ProductsFeesApiVersion v0
    ProductPricingApiVersion v0
    CatalogItemsApiVersion 2022-04-01
    VendorOrdersApiVersion v1
    RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
    RetryStatusCodeList 429
    RetryCountMax 5
    RetryMultiplyWaitTime True
    ODBC DSN Oauth Connection Configuration

  6. Once the data source connection has been configured, it's time to configure the SQL query. Select the Preview tab and then click Query Builder button to configure the SQL query:

    ZappySys API Driver - Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API)
    Amazon Selling Partner Connector (SP-API) can be used to integrated SP-API that helps Amazon sellers to programmatically exchange data on listings, orders, payments, reports, and more.
    AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN
    Open Query Builder in API ODBC Driver to read and write data to REST API
  7. Start by selecting the Table or Endpoint you are interested in and then configure the parameters. This will generate a query that we will use in SAP Crystal Reports to retrieve data from Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API). Hit OK button to use this query in the next step.

    SELECT * FROM Orders
    --WHERE AmazonOrderId='902-1845936-5435065'		
    WITH(
    	  CreatedAfter='1900-01-01T00:00:00'
    --	, CreatedBefore='1900-01-01T00:00:00'
    --	, LastUpdatedAfter='1900-01-01T00:00:00'
    --	, LastUpdatedBefore='1900-01-01T00:00:00'
    --	, OrderStatuses='Pending~Unshipped~PartiallyShipped~PendingAvailability~Shipped~Canceled~Unfulfillable'
    --	, MarketplaceIds='ATVPDKIKX0DER~A2Q3Y263D00KWC~A2EUQ1WTGCTBG2'
    --	, FulfillmentChannels='AFN~MFN'
    --	, PaymentMethods='COD~CVS~Other'
    --	, AmazonOrderIds='1111111,222222,333333'
    )
    --CONNECTION(
    --	ServiceUrl='https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com'
    --)
    Configure table/endpoint parameters in ODBC data source based on API Driver
    Some parameters configured in this window will be passed to the Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) API, e.g. filtering parameters. It means that filtering will be done on the server side (instead of the client side), enabling you to get only the meaningful data much faster.
  8. Now hit Preview Data button to preview the data using the generated SQL query. If you are satisfied with the result, use this query in SAP Crystal Reports:

    ZappySys API Driver - Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API)
    Amazon Selling Partner Connector (SP-API) can be used to integrated SP-API that helps Amazon sellers to programmatically exchange data on listings, orders, payments, reports, and more.
    AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN
    SELECT * FROM Orders
    --WHERE AmazonOrderId='902-1845936-5435065'		
    WITH(
    	  CreatedAfter='1900-01-01T00:00:00'
    --	, CreatedBefore='1900-01-01T00:00:00'
    --	, LastUpdatedAfter='1900-01-01T00:00:00'
    --	, LastUpdatedBefore='1900-01-01T00:00:00'
    --	, OrderStatuses='Pending~Unshipped~PartiallyShipped~PendingAvailability~Shipped~Canceled~Unfulfillable'
    --	, MarketplaceIds='ATVPDKIKX0DER~A2Q3Y263D00KWC~A2EUQ1WTGCTBG2'
    --	, FulfillmentChannels='AFN~MFN'
    --	, PaymentMethods='COD~CVS~Other'
    --	, AmazonOrderIds='1111111,222222,333333'
    )
    --CONNECTION(
    --	ServiceUrl='https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com'
    --)
    API ODBC Driver-based data source data preview
    You can also access data quickly from the tables dropdown by selecting <Select table>.
    A WHERE clause, LIMIT keyword will be performed on the client side, meaning that the whole result set will be retrieved from the Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) API first, and only then the filtering will be applied to the data. If possible, it is recommended to use parameters in Query Builder to filter the data on the server side (in Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) servers).
  9. Click OK to finish creating the data source.

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Read data in SAP Crystal Reports from the ODBC data source

  1. First of all, open SAP Crystal Reports and create the new Crystal Report.
    Create New Crystal Report

  2. And it will open the new data source selection window. Under ODBC(RDO) double click on the Make New Connection and Select the desired ODBC DSN, in our case we need to select AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN which we created in upper section. And Click on Next.

    AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN
    SAP Crystal Report - Select ODBC AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN DSN

  3. Expand the Connection and under the data select the desired table(s) or view(s) and click Add > button and click on Next.

    AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN
    AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN
    SAP Crystal Report - Add ODBC AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN DSN Tables

  4. Add the desired Fields to Display in the Reports. Here we are adding all fields and click on Finish.
    SAP Crystal Report - Add Display Fields

  5. That's it and you will be able to load the data in the Report.
    SAP Crystal Report - AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN Data Output

Using ZappySys Driver Custom Views and Stored Procedure in SAP Crystal Report

You can create parameterized Stored Procedure and Virtual Tables on the same Data Source (ODBC DSN or Data Gateway Data Source). Please refer to this article for the same. You can create procedures to encapsulate custom logic and then only pass handful parameters rather than long SQL to execute your API call.

Using Custom Views in the SAP Crystal Report

After establishing the connection with AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN Data Source you can use the custom view in SQL Crystal Report.
AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN
AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN
SAP Crystal Report - Custom Views

Using Custom Stored Procedure in the SAP Crystal Report

  1. First of all, create the custom stored procedure in the ZappySys Driver. Please refer to this article to create the custom stored procedure.
    ZappySys Driver Custom Stored Procedure
  2. After establishing the connection with AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN Data Source you can use the custom Stored Procedure in SQL Crystal Report. Same way you can write custom queries also in the query box.
    AmazonSellingPartnerSpApiDSN
    SAP Crystal Report - Custom Views

Actions supported by Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) Connector

Learn how to perform common Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) actions directly in SAP Crystal Reports with these how-to guides:

Conclusion

In this article we showed you how to connect to Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) in SAP Crystal Reports and integrate data without any coding, saving you time and effort. It's worth noting that ZappySys API Driver allows you to connect not only to Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API), but to any Java application that supports JDBC (just use a different JDBC driver and configure it appropriately).

We encourage you to download Amazon Selling Partner (SP-API) Connector for SAP Crystal Reports 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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