Nativo Connector for SSRS

Nativo Connector can be used to integrated operations supported by Nativo REST API.

In this article you will learn how to quickly and efficiently integrate Nativo data in SSRS without coding. We will use high-performance Nativo Connector to easily connect to Nativo and then access the data inside SSRS.

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

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Nativo 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 Nativo data in SSRS

This video covers the following topics and more, so please watch carefully. After watching the video, follow the steps outlined in this article:

How to download and install the required PowerPack for Nativo integration in SSRS
How to configure the connection for Nativo
Features of the ZappySys API Driver (Authentication / Query Language / Examples / Driver UI)
How to use the Nativo in SSRS

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Create Data Source in ZappySys Data Gateway based on API Driver

Download and install ODBC PowerPack.
Search for gateway in start menu and Open ZappySys Data Gateway:
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:
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.

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

NativoDSN

Nativo

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]

Please refer to below API reference (external site) link for Http [Http]

https://api-docs.nativo.com/docs/introduction

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

NativoDSN

Nativo

Http [Http]

https://api.nativo.com/v2

Optional Parameters
Api Key
Api Secret
RetryMode	RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch
RetryStatusCodeList	429
RetryCountMax	5
RetryMultiplyWaitTime	True

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 - Nativo

Nativo Connector can be used to integrated operations supported by Nativo REST API.

NativoDSN
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 SSRS to retrieve data from Nativo. Hit OK button to use this query in the next step.
```
SELECT * FROM Orders
```
Some parameters configured in this window will be passed to the Nativo 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.
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 SSRS:
ZappySys API Driver - Nativo

Nativo Connector can be used to integrated operations supported by Nativo REST API.

NativoDSN
```
SELECT * FROM Orders
```
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 Nativo 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 Nativo servers).
Click OK to finish creating the data source.
Most Important Step: Now, After creating or modifying a data source in ZappySys Data Gateway, make sure to click the SAVE button to preserve your changes.
Then, RESTART the Data Gateway service to ensure all changes are properly applied.

Skipping either step may result in the new settings not taking effect.

Read data in SSRS from ZappySys Data Gateway

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

NativoDSN
Another window opens, and it should look similarly to this one below which ends the creation of a Data Source:

DataSource=localhost,5000;Initial Catalog=NativoDSN
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:

SELECT * FROM Orders
Finally, once you complete the report, similar results will show up: