SSRS FastSpring Connector In this article you will learn how to integrate FastSpring data to SSRS without coding in just a few clicks (live / bi-directional connection to FastSpring). . Using FastSpring Connector you will be able to connect, read, and write data from within SSRS. Follow the steps below to see how we would accomplish that. Download  Help File  Buy  Driver mentioned in this article is part of ODBC PowerPack which is a collection of high-performance Drivers for various API data source (i.e. REST API, JSON, XML, CSV, Amazon S3 and many more). Using familiar SQL query language you can make live connections and read/write data from API sources or JSON / XML / CSV Files inside SQL Server (T-SQL) or your favorite Reporting (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, SSRS, MicroStrategy, Excel, MS Access), ETL Tools (i.e. Informatica, Talend, Pentaho, SSIS). You can also call our drivers from programming languages such as JAVA, C#, Python, PowerShell etc. If you are new to ODBC and ZappySys ODBC PowerPack then check the following links to get started. ODBC PowerPack - System Requirements and Installation Getting Started - Using ODBC PowerPack ODBC API Driver Help File

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Video Tutorial - Integrate FastSpring 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 FastSpring integration in SSRS
• How to configure connection for FastSpring
• Features about API Driver (Authentication / Query Language / Examples / Driver UI)
• Using FastSpring Connection in SSRS

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:
   

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:
   

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.

   FastSpringDSN

   
   

5. When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "FastSpring" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "FastSpring" 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:

   FastSpringDSN

   FastSpring

   

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.

    Http [Http]

   Steps to get FastSpring Credentials : Http [Http]
   Here is how to obtain API Credentials. You might be able to use your Account Login UserId / Password but we do not reccomend using it. Instead of that use API credentials generated using the following way.

   1. In the FastSpring App, navigate to Developer Tools > APIs > API Credentials.
   2. Click Create. FastSpring will automatically generate your username and password. Use this on the API connection UI
   3. Securely store the credentials for future reference.
   4. If you reset your credentials, update each stored procedure that relies on API access to prevent failed requests.

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

   FastSpringDSN

   FastSpring

   Http [Http]

   https://api.fastspring.com

   Required Parameters
   Optional Parameters
   UserName	Fill in the parameter...
   Password	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryMode	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryStatusCodeList	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryCountMax	Fill in the parameter...
   RetryMultiplyWaitTime	Fill in the parameter...
   Your Webstore URL	Fill in the parameter...

   

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:
   

8. Click OK to finish creating the data source.

Read data in SSRS from ZappySys Data Gateway

1. Open Visual Studio and create a new SSRS project
2. Then add a new Shared Data Source (you can create a non-shared data source inside report too):
3. Continue with creating the Shared Data Source. Select Microsoft SQL Server as Type and hit Build button to proceed further:
4. Once a window opens, configure it similarly. Configure "FastSpringDSN" as database name. Finally, hit Test Connection and OK:
   FastSpringDSN

   
5. Another window opens, and it should look similarly to this one below which ends the creation of a Data Source:
6. 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:
7. If you did not follow through report's creation wizard and already had report created, you can simply add a new dataset:
8. Finally, once you complete the report, similar results show up:

Passing Parameters to SSRS Report / Filter data

Create Custom Store 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 Store Procedure in ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here

1. Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Procedure:
   

2. Enter the desired Procedure name and click on OK:
   

3. Select the created Store Procedure and write the your desired store procedure and Save it and it will create the custom store 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>';
   

   
   

4. That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your Store 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';

   
   

5. Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using store 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([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC usp_get_orders @fromdate=''1996-07-30''')

   
   

6. Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using store 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.

1. Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Table:
   

2. Enter the desired Table name and click on OK:
   

3. And it will open the New Query Window Click on Cancel to close that window and go to Custom Objects Tab.

4. 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'

   
   

5. 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"

   
   

6. Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using store 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([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC [usp_get_orders] ''1996-01-01''')

   
   

7. Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using store procedure and provide you the response.
   

Conclusion

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FastSpring 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.

SELECT * FROM Orders

SELECT * FROM Orders Where Id='zzzzzzzzzz'

SELECT * FROM Orders WITH(StartDate='2020-01-01', EndDate='2021-12-31' ) --use function like today, yesterday, yearstart, monthstart, yearstart-1y

SELECT * FROM Orders 
--WHERE Currency='USD' and TotalInPayoutCurrency>=1599
WITH(StartDate='today-30day', EndDate='today') --try today, yesterday, yearstart, yearend, monthstart, monthend, yearstart-1y so on

SELECT * FROM get_product_ids

SELECT * FROM Products

SELECT * FROM Products Where Id='some-product-id'

SELECT 
 Product,
 Country,
 Currency,
 Price,
 PriceDisplay,
 
 Discount2DiscountPercent,
 Discount2DiscountValue,
 Discount2DiscountValueDisplay,
 Discount2UnitPrice,
 Discount2UnitPriceDisplay,
 
 Discount3DiscountPercent,
 Discount3DiscountValue,
 Discount3DiscountValueDisplay,
 Discount3UnitPrice,
 Discount3UnitPriceDisplay,
 
 Discount4DiscountPercent,
 Discount4DiscountValue,
 Discount4DiscountValueDisplay,
 Discount4UnitPrice,
 Discount4UnitPriceDisplay,
 
 Discount5DiscountPercent,
 Discount5DiscountValue,
 Discount5DiscountValueDisplay,
 Discount5UnitPrice,
 Discount5UnitPriceDisplay,
 
 DiscountReasonEn,
 DiscountPeriodCount,

 AvailableStart,
 AvailableEnd,
 SetupFeePrice,
 SetupFeePriceDisplay,
 SetupFeeReasonEn
 
FROM ProductPrices 
--WITH(Country='US') --//get prices for a specific country
--WITH(Currency='USD') --//get proces for a specific currency

UPDATE Products
SET 
  Display='Product ABCD'
, Sku='PRD-ABCD-01'
, Summary='Product Abcd **STD**'
, Description='This product can be used to call **API** supports markdown syntax'
, Action='**Action** supports markdown'
, TaxCode='DC010500'
, Image='https://zappysys.com/api/images/ZappySys-icon.png'
, FulfillmentInstructions='Thank you for shopping. **Activate** license by using our License App'
, Format='digital'
, PriceUSD='101.5'
, PriceEUR='102.5'
, PriceGBP='103.5'
, PriceCAD='104.5'
, PriceNZD='105.5'
, PriceCHF='106.5'
, PriceSEK='107.5'
, PriceCZK='108.5'
, PriceDKK='109.5'
, PricePLN='101.5'
, PriceSGD='102.5'
, PriceJPY='103.5'
, PriceCNY='104.5'
, PriceHKD='105.5'
, PriceINR='106.5'
, PriceBRL='107.5'
, PriceAUD='108.5'

, Badge='Badge-1'
, Rank=1
, Trial=14 --how many trial days
, TrialPriceUSD=10.5 

--, Renew=1 --not allowed for update : Only for create (enable subscription)
, Interval='year' --allowed values: adhoc, day, week, year, only needed if you are creating a subscription
, IntervalLength=1
, IntervalCount=0

, QuantityBehavior='allow' --allowed values: allow, lock, hide
, QuantityDefault=1
, Attributes = '{"mykey-1" : "some-value-1", "mykey-2" : "some-value-2"}'
--, Fulfillments='[ { fullfillment }, { fullfillment } ... ]' --JSON fragment 	
Where Id='abcd'

UPDATE Products
SOURCE('ODBC',

--File input example (use as to match Column name allowed in Products Table to write)
--'Driver={ZappySys CSV Driver};DataPath=c:\data\products.csv',
--'select P_ID as Id,P_TAXCODE as TaxCode From $'

--Direct input example
'Driver={ZappySys CSV Driver}',
'select ''abcd'' as Id, ''DC010500'' as TaxCode UNION
 select ''xyz'' as Id, ''DC010500'' as TaxCode UNION
 select ''zzz'' as Id, ''DC010500'' as TaxCode 
'
)

--Insert or Update
--UPSERT INTO Products 

--Insert or Update
UPSERT INTO Products
(     [Id]	, [Display]	, [Summary]
	, [Description]	, [Action]	, [Format]
	, [Sku]	, [TaxCode]	, [Image]
	, [Renew]	, [Interval]	, [IntervalLength]
	, [IntervalCount]	, [QuantityBehavior]	, [QuantityDefault]
	, [PriceUSD]	, [PriceEUR]	, [PriceGBP]
	, [PriceCAD]	, [PriceNZD]	, [PriceCHF]
	, [PriceSEK]	, [PriceCZK]	, [PriceDKK]
	, [PricePLN]	, [PriceSGD]	, [PriceJPY]
	, [PriceCNY]	, [PriceHKD]	, [PriceINR]	, [PriceBRL]	, [PriceAUD]
	, [Trial]	
	, [TrialPriceUSD]	, [TrialPriceEUR]	, [TrialPriceGBP]
	, [PaymentCollected]	, [PaidTrial]
	, [FulfillmentInstructions]
	, [DateLimitsEnabled]	, [CancellationInterval]	, [CancellationIntervalLength]	
	, [SetupFeeTitle]	
	, [SetupFeePriceUSD]	, [SetupFeePriceEUR]	, [SetupFeePriceGBP]	
	, [Badge]	, [Rank]	
	, [Attributes]		
	)
VALUES('test-std-id'
	, '3Year **standard** subscription edition'
	, 'summary **standard edition** _some italic_ ' -- markdown syntax allowed
	
	, 'long description **test STD** and many more lines' --markdown syntax allowed
	, 'action text with **markdown** '
	, 'digital' -- e.g. digital OR physical OR digital-and-physical
	
	, 'TEST-STD-001'
	, 'DC010500'
	, 'https://zappysys.com/api/images/ZappySys-icon.png'
	
	, true	, 'year'	, 1
	, 1 	, 'allow' -- e.g. allow Or lock Or hide
	, 3	--stop renewal after 3 periods
	, 10.12	, 11.12	, 12.12	
	, 13.12	, 14.12	, 15.12	
	, 16.12	, 17.12	, 18.12	
	, 19.12	, 20.12	, 21.12	
	, 22.12	, 23.12	, 24.12	, 25.12	, 26.12	
    , 14 --how many days trial allowed
    , 10.12	, 11.12	, 12.12	
    , 'true', true
	, 'Thank you for shopping, **here are** license instructions' --markdown supported
	, false, 'day', 5
	, 'Setup title'	
	--setup fees in common currencies
	, 10.50	, 11.50	, 12.50	
	, 'badge-1'	, 1
	, '{"mykey-1" : "some-value-1", "mykey-2" : "some-value-2"}' --JSON fragment 
	--, '[... fullfillments.. ]' --JSON fragment 	
)

SELECT * FROM Quotes 
WITH(
	  Statuses='OPEN~COMPLETED',
	  --SearchFor='Test' --quote contains word "Test" in Name or blling information
	  -- query more status like below
	  --Statuses='OPEN~COMPLETED~CANCELED~EXPIRED',
	  
)

select * from get_products_visibility

SELECT * FROM Orders 
WHERE SubscriptionId_1='iBPfMFS6TZSxrLzSOrq8PQ' 
	OR SubscriptionId_2='iBPfMFS6TZSxrLzSOrq8PQ'
	OR SubscriptionId_3='iBPfMFS6TZSxrLzSOrq8PQ' 
ORDER BY OrderDate

SELECT *
FROM get_subscription_report
Order by transaction_date
WITH(
	  Country='AL~UA~US'
	, ProductPaths='odbc-pp-ent-sub~odbc-pp-pro-sub~odbc-pp-std~ssis-pp-pro-sub~ssis-pp-std-sub~ssis-pp-ent-sub'
	, StartDate='monthstart-1m' --or  2022-01-01
	, EndDateDate='monthend+2d' --or  2022-01-01
	, ReportColumns='transaction_date~transaction_month~transaction_year~activations~average_mrr~cancellations~mrr~new_subscribers~subscriptions'
	, GroupByColumns='transaction_date~transaction_month~transaction_year'
)

SELECT *
FROM get_revenue_report
Order by transaction_date
WITH(
	  Country='AL~UA~US'
	, ProductPaths='odbc-pp-ent-sub~odbc-pp-pro-sub~odbc-pp-std~ssis-pp-pro-sub~ssis-pp-std-sub~ssis-pp-ent-sub'
	, StartDate='monthstart-1m' --or  2022-01-01
	, EndDateDate='monthend+2d' --or  2022-01-01
	, ReportColumns='Transaction_Year~Transaction_Month~Transaction_Date~Company_Name~Product_Path~Product_Units~Tax_in_USD~Transaction_Amount_in_USD~Grand_Total_In_USD'
	, GroupByColumns='transaction_date~transaction_month~transaction_year'
)

SELECT *
FROM Accounts	

SELECT "Id"
	, "ContactFirst"
	, "ContactLast"
	, "ContactEmail"
	, "ContactCompany"
	, "ContactPhone"
	, "ContactSubscribed"
	, "AddressLine1"
	, "AddressLine2"
	, "City"
	, "Region"
	, "RegionCustom"
	, "PostalCode"
	, "AddressCompany"
	, "Language"
	, "Country"
	, "LookupGlobal"
	, "Url"
	, "PaymentMethods"
	, "PaymentActive"
	, "Orders"
	, "Subscriptions"
	, "Charges"
	, "Subscribed"
	, "TaxExemptionData"
FROM Accounts

--Use WITH clause --OR-- Key column(s) in WHERE clause
--WHERE [Id] = 'abcd'

--search by one or more parameters below
/*
WITH(
	  Email='X'
	, CustomKey='X'
	, GlobalKey='X'
	, OrderID='X'
	, OrderReference='X'
	, SubscriptionId='X'
	, Products='PROD-1,PROD-2,PROD-3'
	, Refunds='true'
	, SubscriptionStatus='active'
)
*/

SELECT * from Accounts WITH(Products='ssis-pp-pro,ssis-pp-pro-sub,ssis-pp-ent,ssis-pp-ent-sub')

SELECT * from AccountCharges 

--search by one or more parameters below
/*
WITH(
	  Email='X'
	, CustomKey='X'
	, GlobalKey='X'
	, OrderID='X'
	, OrderReference='X'
	, SubscriptionId='X'
	, Products='PROD-1,PROD-2,PROD-3'
	, Refunds='true'
	, SubscriptionStatus='active'
)
*/

SELECT * from AccountOrders
WITH(
	  Email='bob@abc.com'
)
	  
--search by one or more parameters below
/*
WITH(
	  Email='X'
	, CustomKey='X'
	, GlobalKey='X'
	, OrderID='X'
	, OrderReference='X'
	, SubscriptionId='X'
	, Products='PROD-1,PROD-2,PROD-3'
	, Refunds='true'
	, SubscriptionStatus='active'
)
*/

SELECT * from AccountOrders WHERE Reference='BIN240202-9666-28133' WITH(OrderReference='BIN240202-9666-28133')	
--or for handful rows use below way
--SELECT * from Orders WHERE Reference='BIN240202-9666-28133'

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Hubspot

Google Sheets

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YouTube

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Zoom

Cosmos DB

Shopify

Nativo

Power BI

Google Drive

SharePoint Online

Amazon MWS

ServiceNow

ElasticSearch

Google Calendar

DropBox

REST API

JSON

JSON File

XML

SOAP

XML File

JDBC-ODBC Bridge

Salesforce

CSV

Amazon S3 JSON File

Amazon S3 XML File

Amazon S3 CSV File

Azure Blob JSON File

Azure Blob XML File

Azure Blob CSV File

FTP/SFTP JSON File

FTP/SFTP XML File

FTP/SFTP CSV File

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