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Basecamp Connection Details

Introduction

Connector Version

This documentation is based on version 23.0.8803 of the connector.

Get Started

Basecamp Version Support

The connector models Basecamp 2 and Basecamp 3 accounts as bidirectional tables.

Establish a Connection

Connect to Basecamp

In addition to authenticating, set the following connection properties to access Basecamp tables.

  • Schema: Set this to "V2" or "V3" to connect to a Basecamp 2 or Basecamp 3 account.

  • ProjectId: This is a required parameter for most table operations. You can query the Projects table to obtain this value.

    If you do not specify the ProjectId connection property, the connector will use the first project ID returned from the Projects table in your first authentication to Basecamp.

  • AccountId: You can find the AccountId in the URL after you log in to Basecamp in a web browser:

    http://basecamp.com/<AccountId>
    

Authenticate to Basecamp

Basecamp 2 uses basic or OAuth 2.0 authentication. You can use basic authentication to connect to your own account, or you can use OAuth to enable other users to log into their own accounts.

Basecamp 3 requires OAuth 2.0.

Basic

In basic authentication, you use your login credentials to connect. Set the following properties:

  • User: This is the username you use to log in to Basecamp.
  • Password: This is the password you use to log in to Basecamp.
  • AuthScheme: Set this to Basic.
OAuth

AuthScheme must be set to OAuth in all user account flows.

Desktop Applications

An embedded OAuth application is provided that simplifies OAuth desktop Authentication. Alternatively, you can create a custom application. See Creating a Custom OAuth App for information on creating custom applications and reasons for doing so.

For authentication, the only difference between the two methods is that you must set two additional connection properties when using custom OAuth applications.

After setting the following connection properties, you are ready to connect:

  • InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken.
  • OAuthClientId: (custom applications only) Set to the Client ID in your application settings.
  • OAuthClientSecret: (custom applications only) Set to the Client Secret in your application settings.

When you connect, the connector opens the OAuth endpoint in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions to the application. The connector then completes the OAuth process as follows:

  • Extracts the access token from the callback URL.
  • Obtains a new access token when the old one expires.
  • Saves OAuth values in OAuthSettingsLocation so that they persist across connections.

Create a Custom OAuth App

When to Create a Custom OAuth App

embeds OAuth Application Credentials with branding that can be used when connecting via either a Desktop Application or from a Headless Machine. Creating a custom OAuth application is, however, required when using a web application. You may choose to create your own OAuth Application Credentials when you want to

  • control branding of the Authentication Dialog
  • control the redirect URI that the application redirects the user to after the user authenticates
  • customize the permissions that you are requesting from the user

Follow the steps below to create a custom OAuth app and obtain the connection properties in a specific OAuth authentication flow.

Create a Custom OAuth App

Register your Basecamp app on integrate.37signals.com to obtain the following connection properties:

  • OAuthClientId
  • OAuthClientSecret
  • CallbackURL (desktop only)

The only difference between desktop applications, web applications, and headless machines is what you set the Redirect URI to:

  • Desktop Applications:

    Set the Redirect URI to http://localhost:portnumber and set CallbackURL to match. You can specify any port available.

  • Web Applications: Set the Redirect URI to a page on your website. This page is what users return to after granting permissions to the application.

  • Headless Machines: Set the Redirect URI to http://localhost:portnumber. You can specify any port available.

Important Notes

Configuration Files and Their Paths

  • All references to adding configuration files and their paths refer to files and locations on the Jitterbit agent where the connector is installed. These paths are to be adjusted as appropriate depending on the agent and the operating system. If multiple agents are used in an agent group, identical files will be required on each agent.

Advanced Features

This section details a selection of advanced features of the Basecamp connector.

User Defined Views

The connector allows you to define virtual tables, called user defined views, whose contents are decided by a pre-configured query. These views are useful when you cannot directly control queries being issued to the drivers. See User Defined Views for an overview of creating and configuring custom views.

SSL Configuration

Use SSL Configuration to adjust how connector handles TLS/SSL certificate negotiations. You can choose from various certificate formats; see the SSLServerCert property under "Connection String Options" for more information.

Proxy

To configure the connector using private agent proxy settings, select the Use Proxy Settings checkbox on the connection configuration screen.

Query Processing

The connector offloads as much of the SELECT statement processing as possible to Basecamp and then processes the rest of the query in memory (client-side).

User Defined Views

The Basecamp connector allows you to define a virtual table whose contents are decided by a pre-configured query. These are called User Defined Views, which are useful in situations where you cannot directly control the query being issued to the driver, e.g. when using the driver from Jitterbit. The User Defined Views can be used to define predicates that are always applied. If you specify additional predicates in the query to the view, they are combined with the query already defined as part of the view.

There are two ways to create user defined views:

  • Create a JSON-formatted configuration file defining the views you want.
  • DDL statements.

Define Views Using a Configuration File

User Defined Views are defined in a JSON-formatted configuration file called UserDefinedViews.json. The connector automatically detects the views specified in this file.

You can also have multiple view definitions and control them using the UserDefinedViews connection property. When you use this property, only the specified views are seen by the connector.

This User Defined View configuration file is formatted as follows:

  • Each root element defines the name of a view.
  • Each root element contains a child element, called query, which contains the custom SQL query for the view.

For example:

{
    "MyView": {
        "query": "SELECT * FROM Projects WHERE MyColumn = 'value'"
    },
    "MyView2": {
        "query": "SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE Id IN (1,2,3)"
    }
}

Use the UserDefinedViews connection property to specify the location of your JSON configuration file. For example:

"UserDefinedViews", "C:\Users\yourusername\Desktop\tmp\UserDefinedViews.json"

Define Views Using DDL Statements

The connector is also capable of creating and altering the schema via DDL Statements such as CREATE LOCAL VIEW, ALTER LOCAL VIEW, and DROP LOCAL VIEW.

Create a View

To create a new view using DDL statements, provide the view name and query as follows:

CREATE LOCAL VIEW [MyViewName] AS SELECT * FROM Customers LIMIT 20;

If no JSON file exists, the above code creates one. The view is then created in the JSON configuration file and is now discoverable. The JSON file location is specified by the UserDefinedViews connection property.

Alter a View

To alter an existing view, provide the name of an existing view alongside the new query you would like to use instead:

ALTER LOCAL VIEW [MyViewName] AS SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE TimeModified > '3/1/2020';

The view is then updated in the JSON configuration file.

Drop a View

To drop an existing view, provide the name of an existing schema alongside the new query you would like to use instead.

DROP LOCAL VIEW [MyViewName]

This removes the view from the JSON configuration file. It can no longer be queried.

Schema for User Defined Views

User Defined Views are exposed in the UserViews schema by default. This is done to avoid the view's name clashing with an actual entity in the data model. You can change the name of the schema used for UserViews by setting the UserViewsSchemaName property.

Work with User Defined Views

For example, a SQL statement with a User Defined View called UserViews.RCustomers only lists customers in Raleigh:

SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE City = 'Raleigh';

An example of a query to the driver:

SELECT * FROM UserViews.RCustomers WHERE Status = 'Active';

Resulting in the effective query to the source:

SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE City = 'Raleigh' AND Status = 'Active';

That is a very simple example of a query to a User Defined View that is effectively a combination of the view query and the view definition. It is possible to compose these queries in much more complex patterns. All SQL operations are allowed in both queries and are combined when appropriate.

SSL Configuration

Customize the SSL Configuration

By default, the connector attempts to negotiate SSL/TLS by checking the server's certificate against the system's trusted certificate store.

To specify another certificate, see the SSLServerCert property for the available formats to do so.

Data Model

The Basecamp connector models the Basecamp 2 and Basecamp APIs as relational tables, views, and stored procedures. These are defined in schema files, which are simple, text-based configuration files.

The available entities, as well as any API limitations and requirements for querying these entities, are documented in Basecamp 2 Data Model and Basecamp 3 Data Model.

Overview

The Data Models illustrate an example of what your Basecamp environment might look like. The actual data model will be obtained dynamically based on your Basecamp account.

Key Features

  • Tables and Views are dynamically defined to model calendars, documents, and projects on Basecamp.
  • Stored procedures allow you to execute operations to Basecamp, including downloading and uploading objects.
  • Live connectivity to these objects means any changes to your Basecamp account are immediately reflected when using the connector.

Basecamp 2 Data Model

Basecamp 2 Data Model describes the schemas available to connect to Basecamp 2 accounts. You can use tables to work with live Basecamp data. You can use stored procedures provided by Basecamp connector to automate working with Basecamp data.

Basecamp 3 Data Model

Basecamp 3 Data Model describes the schemas available to connect to Basecamp 3 accounts. You can use tables to work with live Basecamp data. You can use stored procedures provided by Basecamp connector to automate working with Basecamp data.

Basecamp 2 Data Model

This section documents the Tables, Views, and Stored Procedures available to connect to Basecamp 2 accounts.

Tables

The connector models the data in Basecamp as a list of tables in a relational database that can be queried using standard SQL statements.

Basecamp Connector Tables
Name Description
Accesses Retrieve, grant, and deny access permissions to Projects and Calendars on Basecamp.
CalendarEvents Retrieve, create, update, and delete Calendar Events on Basecamp.
Calendars Retrieve, create, update, and delete Calendars on Basecamp.
Documents Retrieve, create, update, and delete Documents on Basecamp.
People Retrieve and delete People on Basecamp.
Projects Retrieve, create, update, and delete Projects on Basecamp.
Accesses

Retrieve, grant, and deny access permissions to Projects and Calendars on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information
Select

You need to specify a ProjectId or CalendarId to retrieve Accesses. These columns are also the only columns supported by Basecamp as filter criteria; they can be used with the '=' operator.

SELECT * FROM Accesses WHERE ProjectId = '11111111'
SELECT * FROM Accesses WHERE CalendarId = '11111111'
Insert

You can give someone access to a Project or Calendar using their Email Addresses or Ids (if they are part of the organization already).

INSERT INTO Accesses (ProjectId, EmailAddresses) VALUES ('11111111', 'someone@example.com, someoneelse@example.com')

INSERT INTO Accesses (CalendarId, Ids) VALUES ('11111111', '123456789, 987654321')
Update

UPDATE is not a supported operation for the table Accesses.

Delete

To revoke access to someone from a Project or Calendar, specify the ProjectId or CalendarId and the Person's Id.

DELETE FROM Accesses WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND Id = '123456789'
DELETE FROM Accesses WHERE CalendarId = '11111111' AND ID = '123456789'
Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] String True The unique identifier of the person with access to the project or calendar.
Admin Boolean True Boolean value to show if the current person is an admin or not.
AppUrl String True The app URL.
AvatarUrl String True The avatar URL of the person.
CanCreateProjects Boolean True Whether the person can create projects or not.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the record was created.
EmailAddress String True The email address of the person with access to the project or calendar.
FullsizeAvatarUrl String True The full-size avatar URL of the person.
IdentityId String True The identity ID of the person with access to the project or calendar.
IsClient Boolean False Is the returned user a client or not.
Name String True The name of the person with access to the project or calendar.
Trashed Boolean False Boolean value for deleted people.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the record was last updated.
URL String True The URL of the person.
Ids String False A comma separated list of user Ids to be granted access to a project or calendar.
EmailAddresses String False A comma separated list of user email addresses to be granted access to a project or calendar.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
ProjectId String The Project ID associated with the access.
CalendarId String The Calendar ID associated with the access.
CalendarEvents

Retrieve, create, update, and delete Calendar Events on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information

Select

Basecamp supports only a limited subset of columns to be used as filter criteria in the WHERE clause. All Boolean columns for this table can be used with the '=' operator. ProjectId, CalendarId, StartsAt, and EndsAt can also be used with the "=" operator. Additionally, the StartsAt column can be used with the '>=' operator.

The following query filters on a particular time range.

SELECT * FROM CalendarEvents WHERE StartsAt = '2016-01-01' AND EndsAt = '2016-02-01'

The following queries get CalendarEvents for a certain Project or Calendar.

SELECT * FROM CalendarEvents WHERE ProjectId = '123456768'
SELECT * FROM CalendarEvents WHERE CalendarId = '123456768'

Insert

Specify the ProjectId or CalendarId and StartsAt when creating a new CalendarEvent.

INSERT INTO CalendarEvents (ProjectId, Summary, Description, AllDay, StartsAt) VALUES ('12345678', 'My single, all-day Project event', 'Details to follow', 'true', 2016-02-01)

Update and Delete

Specify the ProjectId or CalendarId and the CalendarEvent ID when updating or deleting CalendarEvents.

UPDATE CalendarEvents SET Summary = 'Updated, two-day Project event', Description = 'Details to follow', AllDay = 'true', StartsAt = '2016-01-01', EndsAt = '2016-01-03' WHERE ProjectId = '12345678' AND Id = '12345678'

DELETE FROM CalendarEvents WHERE ProjectId = '12345678' AND ID = '12345678'
Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] String True The unique identifier for the calendar event.
AllDay Boolean False Whether the calendar event is an all-day event.
AppUrl String True The app URL.
BucketAppUrl String True The calendar event bucket app URL.
BucketColor String True The calendar event bucket color.
BucketId String True The calendar event bucket Id.
BucketName String True The calendar event bucket name.
BucketType String True The calendar event bucket type.
BucketUrl String True The calendar event bucket URL.
CommentsCount Integer True The number of comments on this calendar event.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the calendar event was created.
CreatorAvatarUrl String False Creator Avatar URL.
CreatorFullsizeAvatarUrl String False Creator full-size avatar URL.
CreatorId String False The ID of the creator of the calendar event.
CreatorName String False The name of the creator of the calendar event.
Description String False The description for the calendar event.
EndsAt Datetime False The end date and time for the calendar event.
Past Boolean False Boolean value for past calendar events.
Private Boolean False Whether this calendar event is private.
RemindAt Datetime False The date and time for the calendar event reminder.
StartsAt Datetime False The start date and time for the calendar event.
SubscribersId String False The ID of the subscriber to the calendar event.
SubscribersName String False The name of the subscriber to the calendar event.
Summary String False The summary for the calendar event.
Trashed Boolean False Boolean value for deleted calendar events.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the calendar event was updated.
Url String True The URL of the calendar event.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
ProjectId String The ID of the Project associated with the calendar event.
CalendarId String The calendar ID associated with the calendar event.
Calendars

Retrieve, create, update, and delete Calendars on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information
Select

Select all from Calendars or specify an ID to retrieve more detail on a certain Calendar (Id is the only column supported as search criteria by Basecamp).

SELECT * FROM Calendars WHERE ID = '123456789'

Insert

Specify (at least) the Name property to create a new Calendar under the organization.

INSERT INTO Calendars (Name) VALUES ('New Test Calendar')

Update and Delete

Specify a Calendar ID to update or delete Calendars. Set the Name property again if you are updating.

UPDATE Calendars SET Name = 'This is a new name for the Test Calendar.' WHERE Id = '123456789'

DELETE FROM Calendars WHERE ID = '123456789'
Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] String True The unique identifier for the calendar.
AccessesAppUrl String True The accesses app URL.
AccessesCount Integer True The accesses count.
AccessesUpdatedAt Datetime True The time when accesses were updated.
AccessesUrl String True The accesses URL.
AppUrl String True The app URL.
CalendarEventsCount Integer True Number of calendar events.
CalendarEventsUpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the calendar event was last updated.
CalendarEventsUrlsPast String True URL of the past calendar event.
CalendarEventsUrlsUpcoming String True The date and time when the calendar was last updated.
Color String True The color of the calendar.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the document was created.
CreatorAvatarUrl String False Creator Avatar URL.
CreatorFullsizeAvatarUrl String False Creator full-size avatar Url.
CreatorId String False The ID of the creator of the calendar.
CreatorName String False The name of the creator of the calendar.
Name String False The name of the calendar.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the calendar was last updated.
Url String True The URL of the calendar.
Documents

Retrieve, create, update, and delete Documents on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information

Select

You can retrieve all Documents (for all Projects), select Documents belonging to a certain Project only, or specify a Project and a certain Document at the same time (ProjectId and ID are the only columns supported as search criteria by Basecamp).

You can also sort Documents by UpdatedAt, CreatedAt, or Title.

SELECT * FROM Documents WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND Id = '1234567689'

SELECT * FROM Documents ORDER BY UpdatedAt

SELECT * FROM Documents ORDER BY Title DESC

Insert

To add a new Document to a major Project, specify the ProjectId and provide the Document's title or some Content.

INSERT INTO Documents (ProjectId, Title, Content) VALUES ('11111111', 'Memo', 'This is our document content')

Update and Delete

Specify the ProjectId and the Document ID to update or delete a Document.

UPDATE Documents SET Title = 'Updated Memo3', Content = 'Updated Content of Memo.' WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND Id = '1234567689'

DELETE FROM Documents WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '12345678'
Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] String True The unique identifier for the document.
AppUrl String True The app URL.
BucketAppUrl String True The topic bucket app URL.
BucketColor String True The to-do bucket color.
BucketId String True The to-do bucket Id.
BucketName String True The to-do bucket name.
BucketType String True The to-do bucket type.
BucketUrl String True The to-do bucket URL.
Content String False The content of the document.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the document was created.
CreatorAvatarUrl String False Creator Avatar URL.
CreatorFullsizeAvatarUrl String False Creator full-size avatar URL.
CreatorId String False The ID of the creator of the document.
CreatorName String False The name of the creator of the document.
LastUpdaterId String False The ID of the person who last updated the document.
LastUpdaterName String False The name of the person who last updated the document.
Private Boolean False Whether this to-do is private.
SubscribersId String False The ID of the subscriber to the document.
SubscribersName String False The name of the subscriber to the document.
Title String False The title of the document.
Trashed Boolean False Boolean value for deleted to-dos.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the document was last updated.
URL String True The URL of the document.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
ProjectId String The ID of the Project associated with the document.
People

Retrieve and delete People on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information

Select

Retrieve all People from the organization, specify an ID to get more info, or see who has been deleted (admin access is required). ID and Trashed are the columns supported by Basecamp as search criteria.

SELECT * FROM People WHERE Id = '123456789'

SELECT * FROM People WHERE Trashed = true

INSERT

New People can be invited directly to Projects via the Accesses table.

Update

UPDATE is not a supported operation for the table People.

Delete

Specify the Person's ID to delete the record from the organization.

DELETE FROM People WHERE ID = '123456789'
Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] String True The unique identifier for the person.
AccountOwner Boolean True Boolean value to show if the current person is the account owner.
Admin Boolean True Boolean value to show if the current person is an admin or not.
AssignedTodosCount Integer True Number of assigned to-dos.
AssignedTodosUpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the record was updated.
AssignedTodosUrl String True The URL of the assigned to-do.
AppUrl String True The app URL.
AvatarUrl String True The avatar URL of the person.
CalendarEventsTodayCount Integer True Number of events for today.
CanCreateProjects Boolean True Whether the person can create projects or not.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the record was created.
EmailAddress String True The email address of the person.
EventsAppUrl String True The events app URL.
EventsCount Integer True Number of events.
EventsUpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the event was updated.
EventsUrl String True The URL of the assigned to-do.
FullsizeAvatarUrl String True The full-size avatar URL of the person.
HasBasecampSiblings Boolean False Boolean value for Basecamp siblings.
IdentityId String True The identity ID of the person.
Name String True The name of the person.
OutstandingTodosCount Integer True Number of outstanding to-dos.
Trashed Boolean False Boolean value for deleted people.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the record was last updated.
Url String True The URL of the person.
Projects

Retrieve, create, update, and delete Projects on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information

Select

You can retrieve all active Projects from the organization, filter records by Drafts and Archived Projects, or simply set a Project ID for more information. Drafts, Archived, and ID are the columns supported as search criteria by Basecamp.

SELECT * FROM Projects WHERE Drafts = True
SELECT * FROM Projects WHERE Advanced = True
SELECT * FROM Projects WHERE ID = '11111111'

Insert

Specify the Name and Description properties at a minimum to create a new Project.

INSERT INTO Projects (Name, Description) VALUES ('Test Proj', 'This is a new test project.')

Update and Delete

Simply set the Project ID to update or delete a project you have access to.

UPDATE Projects SET Name = 'Updated Proj', Description = 'This is an updated test project.' WHERE Id = '11111111'

DELETE FROM Projects WHERE ID = '11111111'
Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] String True The unique identifier of the project.
AccessesAppUrl String True The accesses app URL.
AccessesCount Integer True The accesses count.
AccessesUpdatedAt Datetime True Time when accesses were updated.
AccessesUrl String True The accesses URL.
AppUrl String True The app URL.
Archived Boolean False When user archives a project, this value will be set to true.
AttachmentsAppUrl String True The attachments app URL.
AttachmentsCount Integer True The attachments count.
AttachmentsUpdatedAt Datetime True Time when attachments were updated.
AttachmentsUrl String True The attachments URL.
CalendarEventsAppUrl String True The calendar events app URL.
CalendarEventsCount Integer True The calendar events count.
CalendarEventsUpdatedAt Datetime True Time when calendar events were updated.
CalendarEventsUrl String True The calendar events URL.
Color String True Color.
CreatedAt Datetime True The creation time of the project.
CreatorAvatarUrl String False Creator Avatar URL.
CreatorFullsizeAvatarUrl String False Creator full-size Avatar URL.
CreatorId String False The ID of the creator.
CreatorName String False The name of the creator.
Description String False The description of the project.
DocumentsAppUrl String True The documents app URL.
DocumentsCount Integer True The documents count.
DocumentsUpdatedAt Datetime True Time when documents were updated.
DocumentsUrl String True The documents URL.
Drafts Boolean False Boolean value for a draft project.
ForwardsAppUrl String True The forwards app URL.
ForwardsCount Integer True The forwards count.
ForwardsUpdatedAt Datetime True Time when forwards were updated.
ForwardsUrl String True The forwards URL.
IsClientProject Boolean False Whether the project is related to clients or not.
LastEventAt Datetime False Time when the project was last modified.
Name String False The name of the project.
Starred Boolean False Boolean value for a starred project.
Template Boolean False Boolean value for a template project.
TodolistsAppUrl String True The todolists app URL.
TodolistsCompletedCount Integer True The todolists completed count.
TodolistsRemainingCount Integer True The todolists remaining count.
TodolistsUpdatedAt Datetime True Time when todolists were updated.
TodolistsUrl String True The todolists URL.
TopicsAppUrl String True The topics app URL.
TopicsCount Integer True The topics count.
TopicsUpdatedAt Datetime True Time when topics were updated.
TopicsUrl String True The topics URL.
Trashed Boolean False Boolean value for a trashed project.
UpdatedAt Datetime True Time when the project was updated.
URL String True The URL of the project.

Views

Views are similar to tables in the way that data is represented; however, views are read-only.

Queries can be executed against a view as if it were a normal table.

Basecamp Connector Views
Name Description
Attachments Retrieve Attachments on Basecamp.
Comments Retrieve, create, update, and delete Calendars on Basecamp.
Events Retrieve activity Events on Basecamp.
Forwards Retrieve Forwards on Basecamp.
ToDoLists Retrieve ToDoLists on Basecamp.
ToDos Retrieve ToDos on Basecamp.
Topics Retrieve Topics on Basecamp.
Attachments

Retrieve Attachments on Basecamp.

Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] String The ID of the attachment.
Key String The key of the attachment.
Name String The name of the attachment.
ByteSize Int The size of the attachment in bytes.
CreatedAt Datetime The date when the attachment was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date when the attachment was last updated.
Url String The Url of the attachment.
AppUrl String The AppUrl of the attachment.
ThumbnailUrl String The Thumbnail Url of the attachment.
Private Boolean Indicates if the attachemtn is private.
Trashed Boolean Indicates if the attachment is trashed.
Tags String The tags of the attachment.
CreatorId String The ID of the attachment creator.
CreatorName String The name of the attachment creator.
CreatorAvatarUrl String The avatar URL of the attachment creator.
CreatorFullsizeAvatarUrl String The URL of the full sized avatar of the attachment creator.
AttachableId String The ID of the attachable.
AttachableType String The type of the attachable.
AttachableUrl String The Url of the attachable.
AttachableAppUrl String The AppUrl of the attachable.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
ProjectId String
Comments

Retrieve, create, update, and delete Calendars on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information

Select

You can retrieve all active Comments on the platform, and any field of the table can filter the result.

SELECT * FROM Comments WHERE ProjectId = '1111111' AND ItemType = 'Message'
Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] String The unique identifier for the comment.
ProjectId [KEY] String The unique identifier for the project where the comment is contained.
ItemId String The unique identifier for the topic containing the comment.
ItemType String Type of the object containing the comment. Valid values are: Message, Document, Forward, CalendarEvent, Upload, Todolist, Todo.
AttachmentsAggregate String The attachments related to the comment.
Content String The content of the comment.
Private Boolean Privacy of the comment
Trashed Boolean If the comment was trashed or not.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the document was created.
CreatorAvatarUrl String Creator Avatar URL.
CreatorFullsizeAvatarUrl String Creator full-size avatar Url.
CreatorId String The ID of the creator of the comment.
CreatorName String The name of the creator of the comment.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date and time when the comment was last updated.
Events

Retrieve activity Events on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information

Select

You can retrieve all activity Events or filter data by the created date. The columns and operators supported by Basecamp as search criteria are shown below.

Column Operators
ProjectId =
PersonId =
CreatedAt >, >=

For example, the following query retrieves activity occurring after the specified date for the specified person:

SELECT * FROM Events WHERE CreatedAt >= '2016-01-01' AND PersonId = '1111111'
Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] String The unique identifier of the event.
Action String The action description for the event.
BucketAppUrl String The calendar events app URL.
BucketColor String The bucket event color.
BucketId String The bucket event Id.
BucketName String The bucket event name.
BucketType String The bucket event type.
BucketUrl String The bucket event URL.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the event was created.
CreatorAvatarUrl String Creator Avatar URL.
CreatorFullsizeAvatarUrl String Creator full-size avatar URL.
CreatorId String The ID of the event creator.
CreatorName String The name of the event creator.
EventableAppUrl String Eventable App URL.
EventableId String Eventable Id.
EventableType String Eventable type.
EventableUrl String Eventable URL.
Excerpt String The type of excerpt for this event.
HtmlUrl String The HTML URL of the event.
Private Boolean Whether the event is private.
RawExcerpt String The raw excerpt type for this event.
Summary String The summary for the event.
Target String The target project of this event.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date and time when the event was last updated.
URL String The URL of the event.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
ProjectId String
PersonId String
Forwards

Retrieve Forwards on Basecamp.

Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] String The ID of the forward.
Subject String The subject of the forward.
From String
CreatedAt Datetime The date when the forward was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date when the forward was last updated.
Url String The Url of the forward.
AppUrl String The AppUrl of the forward.
Private Boolean Indicates if the forward is private.
Trashed Boolean Indicates if the forward is trashed.
BucketId String The bucket ID of the forward.
BucketName String The bucket name of the forward.
BucketType String The bucket type of the forward.
BucketUrl String The bucket Url of the forward.
BucketAppUrl String The bucket app URL of the forward.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
ProjectId String
ToDoLists

Retrieve ToDoLists on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information

Select

The following columns are supported by Basecamp as search criteria:

  • ProjectId
  • Id
  • PersonId
  • Completed
  • Trashed
  • CreatedAt

CreatedAt can be used with the '>' or '>=' operators.

The following query retrieves only completed ToDoLists belonging to a certain Project since a certain date.

SELECT * FROM ToDoLists WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND Completed = True AND CreatedAt > '2016-01-01'M

The following query retrieves a single ToDoList from a certain Project.

SELECT * FROM ToDoLists WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '123456789'

The following query retrieves ToDoLists that are assigned to a certain Person.

SELECT * FROM ToDoLists WHERE PersonId = '11111111'
Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] String The unique identifier of the topic.
AppUrl String The app URL.
AssignedTodos String Assigned to-dos.
BucketAppUrl String The topic bucket app URL.
BucketColor String The to-do bucket color.
BucketId String The to-do bucket Id.
BucketName String The to-do bucket name.
BucketType String The to-do bucket type.
BucketUrl String The to-do bucket URL.
Completed Boolean Whether the to-do list is completed.
CompletedCount Integer Number of completed to-dos.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the record was created.
CreatorAvatarUrl String Creator Avatar URL.
CreatorFullsizeAvatarUrl String Creator full-size avatar URL.
CreatorId String The ID of the creator.
CreatorName String The name of the creator.
Description String The to-do list description.
Name String The name of the to-do list.
Position Integer Position number of the current to-do list.
Private Boolean Whether the to-do list is private.
RemainingCount Integer Number of unfinished to-dos.
SubscribersId String The ID of the subscriber.
SubscribersName String The name of the subscriber.
ToDos String To-dos list.
Trashed Boolean Boolean value for deleted to-do lists.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date and time when the record was last updated.
URL String The URL of the to-do list.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
ProjectId String
PersonId String
ToDos

Retrieve ToDos on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information

Select

The following are columns supported as search criteria by Basecamp:

  • ProjectId
  • ToDoListId
  • Id
  • Completed
  • Remaining
  • Trashed
  • DueAt
  • DueOn

DueAt and DueOn can be used with the '>' or'>=' operators.

The following query retrieves only completed ToDos belonging to a certain Project.

SELECT * FROM ToDos WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND Completed = True

The following query filters ToDos that are due since a certain date.

SELECT * FROM ToDos WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND DueAt > '2016-01-01'

The following query lists the remaining ToDos that belong to a ToDo list.

SELECT * FROM ToDos WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ToDoListId = '123456789' AND Remaining = true
Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] String The unique identifier of the topic.
AppUrl String The app URL.
AssigneeId String Id of the person assigned to.
AssigneeName String Name of the person assigned to.
AssigneeType String Type of assignee.
CommentsCount Integer Number of comments on this to-do.
Completed Boolean Whether the to-do is completed.
Content String Description of the to-do.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the record was created.
CreatorAvatarUrl String Creator Avatar URL.
CreatorFullsizeAvatarUrl String Creator full-size avatar URL.
CreatorId String The ID of the creator.
CreatorName String The name of the creator.
DueAt Datetime The date and time when the to-do is set due.
DueOn Datetime The date and time when the to-do is set due.
Position Integer Position number of the current to-do on the list.
Private Boolean Whether this to-do is private.
Remaining Boolean Boolean value for remaining to-dos.
SubscribersId String The ID of the subscriber.
SubscribersName String The name of the subscriber.
ToDoList String To-do list.
ToDoListId String The to-do list Id.
Trashed Boolean Boolean value for deleted to-dos.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date and time when the record was last updated.
URL String The URL of the to-do.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
ProjectId String
Topics

Retrieve Topics on Basecamp.

Table Specific Information

Select

You can retrieve all active Topics, sort Topics that belong to a Project, or only list archived Topics (ProjectId and Archived are the only columns supported as search criteria by Basecamp).

SELECT * FROM Topics WHERE ProjectId = '1111111' ORDER BY UpdatedAt ASC

SELECT * FROM Topics WHERE ProjectId = '1111111' AND Archived = True
Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] String The unique identifier of the topic.
Archived Boolean Boolean value for archived topics.
Attachments Integer The number of attachments to the topic.
BucketAppUrl String The topic bucket app URL.
BucketColor String The bucket topic color.
BucketId String The bucket topic Id.
BucketName String The bucket topic name.
BucketType String The bucket topic type.
BucketUrl String The bucket topic URL.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the record was created.
Excerpt String The excerpt from the latest comment on the topic.
LastUpdaterId String The ID of the person who made the last comment.
LastUpdaterName String The name of the person who last updated the topic.
Private Boolean Whether the topic is private.
Title String The title of the topic.
TopicableAppUrl String The URL of the topicable Basecamp entity.
TopicableId String The ID of the topicable Basecamp entity.
TopicableType String The type of the topicable Basecamp entity.
TopicableUrl String The URL of the topicable Basecamp entity.
Trashed Boolean Boolean value for deleted topics.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date and time when the record was last updated.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
ProjectId String

Stored Procedures

Stored procedures are function-like interfaces that extend the functionality of the connector beyond simple SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE operations with Basecamp.

Stored procedures accept a list of parameters, perform their intended function, and then return any relevant response data from Basecamp, along with an indication of whether the procedure succeeded or failed.

Basecamp Connector Stored Procedures
Name Description
GetOAuthAccessToken Gets the OAuth access token from Basecamp.
GetOAuthAuthorizationURL Gets the Basecamp authorization URL. Access the URL returned in the output in a Web browser. This requests the access token that can be used as part of the connection string to Basecamp.
PublishProject Will publish (activate) a project created from a template (draft project).
RefreshOAuthAccessToken Refreshes the OAuth access token used for authentication with various Basecamp services.
StarProject Will star a specified project.
UnstarProject Will unstar a specified project.
GetOAuthAccessToken

Gets the OAuth access token from Basecamp.

Input
Name Type Required Description
AuthMode String True WEB or APP. The Basecamp authentication mode. Default is APP. The default value is APP.
CallbackUrl String False The URL the user will be redirected to after authorizing your application.
Verifier String False The verifier token returned by Basecamp. Required for only the Web AuthMode.
State String False This field indicates any state that may be useful to your application upon receipt of the response. Your application receives the same value it sent, as this parameter makes a round-trip to Basecamp authorization server and back. Uses include redirecting the user to the correct resource in your site, using nonces, and mitigating cross-site request forgery.
Result Set Columns
Name Type Description
OAuthAccessToken String The OAuth token.
OAuthRefreshToken String The OAuth refresh token.
ExpiresIn String The remaining lifetime for the access token in seconds.
GetOAuthAuthorizationURL

Gets the Basecamp authorization URL. Access the URL returned in the output in a Web browser. This requests the access token that can be used as part of the connection string to Basecamp.

Input
Name Type Required Description
CallbackUrl String False The URL that Basecamp will return to after the user has authorized your app.
State String False This field indicates any state that may be useful to your application upon receipt of the response. Your application receives the same value it sent, as this parameter makes a round-trip to Basecamp authorization server and back. Uses include redirecting the user to the correct resource in your site, using nonces, and mitigating cross-site request forgery.
Result Set Columns
Name Type Description
URL String The URL to be entered into a Web browser to obtain the verifier token and authorize the data provider with.
PublishProject

Will publish (activate) a project created from a template (draft project).

Input
Name Type Required Description
ProjectId String True ID of the project.
Result Set Columns
Name Type Description
Result String Project creation result.
RefreshOAuthAccessToken

Refreshes the OAuth access token used for authentication with various Basecamp services.

Input
Name Type Required Description
OAuthRefreshToken String True The refresh token returned with the previous access token.
Result Set Columns
Name Type Description
OAuthAccessToken String The authentication token returned from Basecamp. This can be used in subsequent calls to other operations for this particular service.
OAuthRefreshToken String A token that may be used to obtain a new access token.
ExpiresIn String The remaining lifetime on the access token.
StarProject

Will star a specified project.

Input
Name Type Required Description
ProjectId String True ID of the project.
Result Set Columns
Name Type Description
Result String Project star result.
UnstarProject

Will unstar a specified project.

Input
Name Type Required Description
ProjectId String True ID of the project.
Result Set Columns
Name Type Description
Result String Project unstar result.

Basecamp 3 Data Model

This section documents the Tables, Views, and Stored Procedures available to connect to Basecamp 3 accounts.

Tables

The connector models the data in Basecamp as a list of tables in a relational database that can be queried using standard SQL statements.

Basecamp Connector Tables
Name Description
CalendarEvents Retrieve calendar events on Basecamp 3.
Comments Retrieve comments on a Basecamp 3 recording.
Documents Retrieve, create, update, and delete Documents on Basecamp 3.
Messages Retrieve messages on Basecamp 3.
Projects Retrieve, create, update, and delete Projects on Basecamp 3.
ToDoLists Retrieve ToDoLists on Basecamp 3.
ToDos Retrieve ToDos on Basecamp 3.
Vaults Retrieve Vaults(folders) on Basecamp 3 folders.
CalendarEvents

Retrieve calendar events on Basecamp 3.

Table Specific Information

You can query Calendar Events in the specified project.

Select

The following columns are supported as search criteria by Basecamp:

  • ProjectId
  • CalendarId
  • Status (by default only active events are retrieved)

If ProjectId is not specified in the query, the default ProjectId will be used.

SELECT * FROM CalendarEvents WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND CalendarId = '22222222' AND Status = 'active'

You can also retrieve a single calendar event by specifying the Id.

SELECT * FROM CalendarEvents WHERE  ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '33333333'

Insert

You can insert a new Calendar Event by providing the ProjectId, CalendarId, StartsAt, EndsAt, and Summary as required parameters.

INSERT INTO CalendarEvents (ProjectId, CalendarId, Summary, StartsAt, EndsAt, Description, Notify, ParticipantsIds ) VALUES ( '1111111', '2222222', 'summary test', '2017-11-11 09:00Z', '2017-11-11 11:00Z', 'description', 'false', '3333333, 4444444')

Update

You can also change the Calendar Event by providing the ProjectId and event Id.

UPDATE CalendarEvents SET Summary = 'Updated summary',  StartsAt =  '2017-11-12', EndsAt = '2017-11-12', AllDay = 'true' WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '1234567689'

Delete

Calendar Events cannot be deleted.

Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] Long True The unique identifier of the calendar event.
ProjectId Long True Projects.Id The Project ID associated with the schedule.
CalendarId Long True Projects.CalendarId The Calendar ID that the event belongs to.
Status String True The status of the calendar event.
Type String True The type of the returned record.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the calendar event was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the calendar event was last updated.
Description String False Provided description for the calendar event.
AllDay Boolean False Indicates that the event is an all day event.
StartsAt Datetime False The date and time when the calendar event starts.
EndsAt Datetime False The date and time when the calendar event ends.
Summary String False Provided summary for the calendar event.
ParticipantsIds String False A list of comma separated participant ids.
ParticipantsNames String True A list of comma separated participant names.
ParentTitle String True Title of the parent.
ParentType String True Type of the parent.
BucketName String True Name of the containing bucket.
BucketType String True Type of the containing bucket.
CreatorId Long True People.Id The ID of the creator.
CreatorName String True The name of the creator.
CommentsCount Integer True Number of comments the document has.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
Notify String When set to true, will notify the participants about the event.
Comments

Retrieve comments on a Basecamp 3 recording.

Table Specific Information

Select

The columns in Comments are filtered client side. You can either get all comments for a recording by specifying the RecordingId or you can get a certain comment by specifying its Id.

If ProjectId is not specified in the query, the default ProjectId will be used.

SELECT * FROM Comments WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND RecordingId = '222222222' AND Content = 'Exempli gratia' AND CreatedAt < '2017-04-18T15:53:38.040-06:00'

You can also retrieve a single comment by specifying the ID (given that you've specified the ProjectId in the connection)

SELECT * FROM Comments WHERE ID = '1234567'

Insert

You can insert a new comment, by providing the required ProjectId, RecordingId, and Content.

INSERT INTO Comments (Content, ProjectId, RecordingId) VALUES ('Very informative document. Thanks!', 114857506, 392946856)

Update

You can change the columns that are not read-only by providing the Id, ProjectId, and new values.

UPDATE Comments SET Content = 'I like this better now' WHERE ProjectId = '18061798' AND ID = '1308746423'

Delete

Comments cannot be deleted (unsupported by the API).

Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] String True The ID of the comment.
Content String False The conent of the comment.
Title String True The title of the comment.
Status String True The status of the comment.
CreatedAt Datetime True The time the comment was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The time the comment was last updated.
InheritsStatus Boolean True Whether this comment inherits its status or not.
URL String True The URL of the comment.
VisibleToClients Boolean True Whether this comment is visible to clients or not.
ProjectId Long False Projects.Id The ID of the project this comment is a child of. A project contains recordings.
ProjectName String True The name of the project this comment is a child of.
RecordingId Long False Recordings.Id The ID of the recording the comment is written on. A recording can be a comment, document, message, question:answer, schedule:entry, todo, todolist or upload.
CommenterId String True The ID of the commenter.
CommenterName String True The name of the commenter.
CommenterIsAdmin Boolean True Whether the commenter is an admin or not.
CommenterIsOwner Boolean True Whether the commenter is the owner of the recording or not.
CommenterTitle String True The commenter's title.
CommenterEmail String True The email address of the commenter.
CommenterAvatarURL String True The URL of the avatar of the commenter.
CommenterCompanyId String True The company ID of the commenter.
CommenterCompanyName String True The name of the company of the commenter.
AppURL String True The URL of the app this comment belongs to.
BookmarkURL String True The URL of the bookmark.
CommenterAttachableSGID String True Te attachable SGID of the commenter.
Documents

Retrieve, create, update, and delete Documents on Basecamp 3.

Table Specific Information

Select

You can retrieve all documents belonging to a certain Project and Vault only, or specify a Project and a certain Document at the same time (ProjectId, VaultId and ID are the only columns supported as search criteria by Basecamp).

If ProjectId is not specified in the query, the default ProjectId will be used.

SELECT * FROM Documents WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND VaultId = '222222222'

SELECT * FROM Documents WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '1234567689'

Insert

To add a new document to a major project, you need to specify the ProjectId, Vaultid, Title, Content, and Status (optional).

INSERT INTO Documents (ProjectId, Vaultid, Title, Content, Status) VALUES ('11111111', '222222222', 'Memo', 'This is our document content', 'active')

Update

Specify the ProjectId and the document ID to update a document.

UPDATE Documents SET Title = 'Updated Memo3', Content = 'Updated Content of Memo.' WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '1234567689'

Delete

DELETE is not supported for this table.

Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] Long True The unique identifier for the document.
ProjectId Long True Projects.Id The ID of the Project associated with the document.
VaultId Long True Vaults.Id The Vault ID associated with the document.
Status String False The status of the vault.
Title String False The title of the document.
Content String False The content of the Document
Type String True The type of the returned record.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the document was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the document was last updated.
ParentTitle String True Title of the parent.
ParentType String True Type of the parent.
BucketName String True Name of the containing bucket.
BucketType String True Type of the containing bucket.
CreatorId Long True People.Id The ID of the creator.
CreatorName String True The name of the creator.
CommentsCount Integer True Number of comments the document has.
Messages

Retrieve messages on Basecamp 3.

Table Specific Information

You can query messages posted on the message board of the specified project.

Select

The columns supported as search criteria by Basecamp are ProjectId, MessageBoardId.

If ProjectId is not specified in the query, the default ProjectId will be used.

SELECT * FROM Messages WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND MessageBoardId = '22222222'

You can also retrieve a single message by specifying the Id.

SELECT * FROM Messages WHERE  ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '33333333'

Insert

You can insert a new message, by providing the required ProjectId, MessageBoardId, and Subject in addition to the message related parameters.

INSERT INTO Messages (ProjectId, MessageBoardId, Content, Subject, Status ) VALUES ('1111111', '2222222', 'Content test', 'Subject test',  'active')

Update

You can also update messages by providing the ProjectId and message Id.

UPDATE Messages SET subject = 'Updated subject', content = 'Updated content'  WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '1234567689'

Delete

Messages cannot be deleted.

Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] Long True The unique identifier of the message.
ProjectId Long True Projects.Id The Project ID associated with the schedule.
MessageBoardId Long True Projects.MessageBoardId The Message Board ID that the message belongs to.
Status String False The status of the message
Type String True The type of the returned record.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the message was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the message was last updated.
Content String False Provided content for the message
Subject String False Subject of the message
ParentTitle String True Title of the parent.
ParentType String True Type of the parent.
BucketName String True Name of the containing bucket.
BucketType String True Type of the containing bucket.
CreatorId Long True People.Id The ID of the creator.
CreatorName String True The name of the creator.
CategoryId Long False The ID of the category.
CategoryName String True The name of the category.
CommentsCount Integer True Number of comments the document has.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
IncludeReplies Boolean Set this to true to retrieve replies for each message.
Projects

Retrieve, create, update, and delete Projects on Basecamp 3.

Table Specific Information

Select

You can retrieve all active Projects from the organization, or set a project ID to retrieve a single project. ID is the only column supported as search criteria by Basecamp.

SELECT * FROM Projects WHERE ID = '11111111'

Insert

Specify at least the Name and optionally Description properties to create a new Project.

INSERT INTO Projects (Name, Description) VALUES ('Test Proj', 'This is a new test project.')

Update and Delete

Set the Project ID to update or delete a project you have access to.

UPDATE Projects SET Name = 'Updated Project', Description = 'This is an updated test project.' WHERE Id = '11111111'

DELETE FROM Projects WHERE ID = '11111111'
Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] Long True The unique identifier of the project.
Status String True The status of the project.
Purpose String True The purpose of the project.
CreatedAt Datetime True The creation time of the project.
UpdatedAt Datetime True Time when the project was updated.
Description String False The description of the project.
Name String False The name of the project.
Bookmarked Boolean False Boolean value for a bookmarked project.
CalendarId Long True Id of the project's Calendar.
ChatId Long True Id of the project's Chat.
ToDoSetId Long True Id of the project's ToDo Set.
MessageBoardId Long True Id of the project's Message Board.
QuestionnaireId Long True Id of the project's Questionnaire.
VaultId Long True Id of the project's Vault.
InboxId Long True Id of the project's Inbox.
KanbanBoardId Long True Id of the project's Kanban Board.
ToDoLists

Retrieve ToDoLists on Basecamp 3.

Table Specific Information

Select

The following columns are supported by Basecamp as search criteria:

  • ProjectId
  • ToDoSetId and Status
  • ProjectId and Id

ToDoSetId can be retrieved in the Projects table.

The following query retrieves only completed to-do lists belonging to a certain Project and a certain Status. If ProjectId is not specified in the query, the default ProjectId will be used.

SELECT * FROM ToDoLists WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ToDoSetId = '2222222' AND Status = 'active'

The following query retrieves a single ToDoList from a certain Project.

SELECT * FROM ToDoLists WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '123456789'

Insert

Specify the Name, ProjectId, Description (optional), and the ToDoSetId to insert a to-do list.

INSERT INTO ToDoLists (Name, Description, ProjectId, ToDoSetId ) VALUES ('Name', 'desc', '11111111', '2222222')

Update

Basecamp allows changing the name and description of the to-do list, provided that the ProjectId and to-do list ID are included in the query:

UPDATE ToDoLists SET Name = 'Updated Name', Description = 'Updated desc' WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '1234567689'

Delete

To-do lists cannot be deleted.

Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] Long True The unique identifier of the topic.
ProjectId Long True Projects.Id The ID of the Project associated with the to-do list.
ToDoSetId Long True Projects.ToDoSetId The ID of the To Do Set the to-do list belongs to.
Status String True The to-do status.
Type String True The record type.
Name String False The to-do name.
Completed Boolean True The to-do state.
CompletedRatio String True The to-do state in ratio.
Description String False The to-do list description.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the event was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the record was last updated.
BucketName String True The to-do list bucket name.
BucketType String True The to-do list bucket type.
ParentTitle String True Title of the parent.
ParentType String True Type of the parent.
CreatorId Long True People.Id Event creator Id.
CreatorAttachableSgid String True Event creator Attachable SGID.
CreatorName String True Event creator Name.
CreatorEmailAddress String True Event creator Email Address.
CreatorTitle String True Event creator Title.
CreatorBio String True Event creator Bio.
CreatorCreatedAt Datetime True Event creator creation date and time.
CreatorUpdatedAt Datetime True Event creator update date and time.
CreatorAdmin Boolean True Boolean indicationg if the event creator is an admin.
CreatorOwner Boolean True Boolean indicationg if the event creator is an owner.
CreatorTimeZone String True Event creator's timezone.
CreatorCompanyId Long True Event creator's company Id.
CreatorCompanyName String True Event creator's company name.
CommentsCount Integer True Number of coments the document has.
ToDos

Retrieve ToDos on Basecamp 3.

Table Specific Information

Select

The following columns are supported as search criteria by Basecamp:

  • ProjectId
  • ToDoListId
  • Id
  • Completed
  • Status

By default, only active to-dos will be retrieved.

If ProjectId is not specified in the query, the default ProjectId will be used.

SELECT * FROM ToDos WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ToDoListId = '222222222' AND Status = 'active' AND Completed = True

You can also retrieve a single to-do by specifying the Id.

SELECT * FROM ToDos WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '33333333'

Insert

You can insert a new to-do by providing the required ProjectId, ToDoListId, and Content in addition to the to-do related parameters.

INSERT INTO ToDos (Content, Description, DueOn, StartsOn, AssigneeIds, ProjectId, ToDoListId ) VALUES ('What to do', 'description', '2017-11-11', '2017-11-12', '333333333', '1111111111', '22222222')

Update

You can change the columns that are not read-only by providing the ProjectId, to-do Id, and new values.

UPDATE ToDos SET Content = 'Updated content' WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '1234567689'

You can change the Completed state of the to-do by providing the ProjectId and to-do Id. The Completed column can only be updated standalone, and other columns cannot be updated in the same query.

UPDATE ToDos SET Completed = True WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '1234567689'

Delete

To-dos cannot be deleted.

Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] Long True The unique identifier of the todo.
ProjectId Long True Projects.Id The ID of the Project associated with the to-do list.
ToDoListId Long True ToDoLists.Id The ID of the To Do list the to-do belongs to.
Status String True The state the todo.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the event was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the record was last updated.
StartsOn Date False The date and time when the todo should start.
DueOn Date False The date and time when the todo is due.
CommentsCount Integer True Number of coments the document has.
Description String False The to-do list description.
Content String False What to do.
AssigneesIds String False List of assigned user Ids.
Completed Boolean False The to-do state.
CompletedAt Datetime True The tdate and time when the todo was completed.
CompletionCreatorId String True The ID of the user who completed the todo.
CompletionCreatorName String True The name of the user who completed the todo.
BucketName String True The to-do list bucket name.
BucketType String True The to-do list bucket type.
ParentTitle String True Title of the parent.
ParentType String True Type of the parent.
CreatorId Long True People.Id Event creator Id.
CreatorAttachableSgid String True Event creator Attachable SGID.
CreatorName String True Event creator Name.
CreatorEmailAddress String True Event creator Email Address.
CreatorTitle String True Event creator Title.
CreatorBio String True Event creator Bio.
CreatorCreatedAt Datetime True Event creator creation date and time.
CreatorUpdatedAt Datetime True Event creator update date and time.
CreatorAdmin Boolean True Boolean indicationg if the event creator is an admin.
CreatorOwner Boolean True Boolean indicationg if the event creator is an owner.
CreatorTimeZone String True Event creator's timezone.
CreatorCompanyId String True Event creator's company Id.
CreatorCompanyName String True Event creator's company name.
Vaults

Retrieve Vaults(folders) on Basecamp 3 folders.

Table Specific Information

All projects have a primary Vault (folder). Additional Vaults may be nested under the primary Vault or any child Vault.

Select

The columns supported as search criteria by Basecamp are ProjectId, VaultId, and Id. If ProjectId is not specified in the query, the default ProjectId will be used.

SELECT * FROM Vaults WHERE  ProjectId = '11111111' AND VaultId = '222222222'

You can also retrieve a single To-do by specifying the Id.

SELECT * FROM Vaults WHERE  ProjectId = '11111111' ID = '333333333'

INSERT

You can insert a new Vault by providing the ProjectId, VaultId, and Title, which are required parameters.

INSERT INTO Vaults (Title, ProjectId, Vaultid) VALUES ('InsertedVault', '11111111', '222222222')

Update

You can update the Vault title by providing the ProjectId, VaultId, and the new title.

UPDATE Vaults SET Title = 'Updated title' WHERE ProjectId = '11111111' AND ID = '333333333'

Delete

Vaults cannot be deleted.

Columns
Name Type ReadOnly References Description
Id [KEY] Long True The unique identifier of the topic.
ProjectId Long True Projects.Id The Project ID associated with the vault.
Status String True The status of the vault.
Title String False The title of the returned record.
Type String True The type of the returned record.
CreatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the record was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime True The date and time when the record was last updated.
ParentId Long True Id of the parent.
ParentTitle String True Title of the parent.
ParentType String True Type of the parent.
BucketId Long True Id of the containing bucket.
BucketName String True Name of the containing bucket.
BucketType String True Type of the containing bucket.
CreatorId Long True People.Id The ID of the creator.
CreatorName String True The name of the creator.
DocumentsCount Integer True Number of documents the vault contains.
UploadsCount Integer True Number of uploads the vault contains.
VaultsCount Integer True Number of vaults the vault contains.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
VaultId Long The Vault ID that the record belongs to.

Views

Views are similar to tables in the way that data is represented; however, views are read-only.

Queries can be executed against a view as if it were a normal table.

Basecamp Connector Views
Name Description
Assignments Retrieve Assignments on Basecamp 3.
Calendars Retrieve calendars on Basecamp 3.
Events Retrieve activity Events on Basecamp 3.
People Retrieve People on Basecamp 3.
ProjectTools Retrieve project tools on Basecamp 3.
Recordings Retrieve recordings on Basecamp 3 folders.
Uploads Retrieve Uploads on Basecamp 3.
Assignments

Retrieve Assignments on Basecamp 3.

Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] Long The unique identifier for the person.
TodoListId Long ToDoLists.Id The unique identifier for the todolist.
ProjectId Long Projects.Id Use filter to retrieve active people on the project with the given ID.
Name String The name of the person.
Owner Boolean Boolean value to show if the current person is the account owner.
Admin Boolean Boolean value to show if the current person is an admin or not.
Title String The title of the person.
Bio String Bio description of the person.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the record was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date and time when the record was last updated.
EmailAddress String The email address of the person.
AttachableSgid String The attachable Set Group ID.
PersonableType String Type of the person.
TimeZone String Human readable timezone for the user.
CompanyId Long Id of users company.
CompanyName String Name of users company.
Calendars

Retrieve calendars on Basecamp 3.

Table Specific Information

There is only one Calendar (Schedule) in each Basecamp project.

Select

Retrieve more detail on a specific Calendar (ProjectId and ID are the only columns supported as search criteria by Basecamp). If ProjectId is not specified in the query, the default ProjectId will be used.

SELECT * FROM Calendars WHERE ProjectId = '111111111' AND ID = '123456789'
Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] Long Projects.CalendarId The unique identifier of the calendar.
ProjectId Long Projects.Id The Project ID associated with the calendar.
Status String The status of the calendar.
Type String The type of the returned record.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the calendar was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date and time when the calendar was last updated.
Title String Title of the calendar.
EntriesCount Integer Number of calendar events.
BucketId Long Id of the containing bucket.
BucketName String Name of the containing bucket.
BucketType String Type of the containing bucket.
CreatorId Long People.Id The ID of the creator.
CreatorName String The name of the creator.
Events

Retrieve activity Events on Basecamp 3.

View Specific Information

An event is created any time a recording changes.

Select

You can retrieve all activity Events in the specified project and recording. The columns supported as search criteria by Basecamp are ProjectId and RecordingId.

If ProjectId is not specified in the query, the default ProjectId will be used.

SELECT * FROM Events WHERE ProjectId = '1111111' AND RecordingId = '22222222'
Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] Long The unique identifier of the event.
ProjectId Long Projects.Id The ID of the Project associated with the document.
RecordingId Long Recordings.Id The ID of the Recording associated with this event.
Action String The action description for the event.
Details String Details on the event.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the event was created.
CreatorId Long People.Id Event creator Id.
CreatorAttachableSgid String Event creator Attachable SGID.
CreatorName String Event creator Name.
CreatorEmailAddress String Event creator Email Address.
CreatorTitle String Event creator Title.
CreatorBio String Event creator Bio.
CreatorCreatedAt Datetime Event creator creation date and time.
CreatorUpdatedAt Datetime Event creator update date and time.
CreatorAdmin Boolean Boolean indicationg if the event creator is an admin.
CreatorOwner Boolean Boolean indicationg if the event creator is an owner.
CreatorTimeZone String Event creator's timezone.
CreatorCompanyId Long Event creator's company Id.
CreatorCompanyName String Event creator's company name.
People

Retrieve People on Basecamp 3.

View Specific Information

Select

Retrieve all People visible to the current user, list people by Project, or specify an ID to get more information. ID and ProjectId are the columns supported by Basecamp as search criteria.

SELECT * FROM People WHERE Id = '123456789'

SELECT * FROM People WHERE ProjectId = '5168618'
Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] Long The unique identifier for the person.
Name String The name of the person.
Owner Boolean Boolean value to show if the current person is the account owner.
Admin Boolean Boolean value to show if the current person is an admin or not.
Title String The title of the person.
Bio String Bio description of the person.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the record was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date and time when the record was last updated.
EmailAddress String The email address of the person.
AttachableSgid String The attachable Set Group ID.
PersonableType String Type of the person.
TimeZone String Human readable timezone for the user.
CompanyId Long Id of users company.
CompanyName String Name of users company.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
ProjectId Long
ProjectTools

Retrieve project tools on Basecamp 3.

Table Specific Information

Select

No filters are supported server side for this table. All criteria will be handled client side within the connector.

For example, the following queries are processed server side:

SELECT * FROM ProjectTools
Columns
Name Type References Description
Id Long The ID of the tool associated with the project.
Name String The name of the tool associated with the project.
AppUrl String The app URL of the tool associated with this project.
Enabled Boolean Boolean value for a tool of the project.
Position Int The postion of the tool associated with this project.
Title String The title of the tool associated with this project.
Url String The URL of the tool associated with this project.
ProjectId Long The unique identifier of the project.
Recordings

Retrieve recordings on Basecamp 3 folders.

View Specific Information

Retrieve most of the data structures in the Basecamp 3, which are represented as "Recordings."

Select

The columns supported as search criteria by Basecamp are Type (required parameter), Bucket, and Status.

SELECT * FROM Recordings WHERE type = 'Upload' AND Bucket = '1111111, 22222222' AND Status = 'active'
Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] Long The unique identifier of the topic.
Status String The status of the vault. The allowed values are active, archived, trashed.
Type String The type of the vault. The allowed values are Comment, Document, Message, Question:Answer, Schedule:Entry, Todo, Todolist, Upload.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the event was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date and time when the event was last modified.
CreatorId Long People.Id Event Creator.
CreatorName String Event Creator.
Pseudo-Columns

Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.

Name Type Description
Bucket String
Uploads

Retrieve Uploads on Basecamp 3.

Columns
Name Type References Description
Id [KEY] Long The unique identifier for the file uploaded.
ProjectId Long Projects.Id The ID of the Project associated with the file uploaded.
VaultId Long Vaults.Id The Vault ID associated with the file uploaded.
Status String The status of the vault.
Title String The title of the file uploaded.
ContentType String The content type of the file uploaded
Type String The type of the returned record.
CreatedAt Datetime The date and time when the file uploaded was created.
UpdatedAt Datetime The date and time when the file uploaded was last updated.
ParentTitle String Title of the parent.
ParentType String Type of the parent.
BucketName String Name of the containing bucket.
BucketType String Type of the containing bucket.
CreatorId Long People.Id The ID of the creator.
CreatorName String The name of the creator.
CommentsCount Integer Number of comments the file uploaded has.
DownloadURL String Number of comments the file uploaded has.
ByteSize Integer Number of comments the file uploaded has.

Stored Procedures

Stored procedures are function-like interfaces that extend the functionality of the connector beyond simple SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE operations with Basecamp.

Stored procedures accept a list of parameters, perform their intended function, and then return any relevant response data from Basecamp, along with an indication of whether the procedure succeeded or failed.

Basecamp Connector Stored Procedures
Name Description
GetOAuthAccessToken Gets the OAuth access token from Basecamp.
GetOAuthAuthorizationURL Gets the Basecamp authorization URL. Access the URL returned in the output in a Web browser. This requests the access token that can be used as part of the connection string to Basecamp.
RefreshOAuthAccessToken Refreshes the OAuth access token used for authentication with various Basecamp services.
GetOAuthAccessToken

Gets the OAuth access token from Basecamp.

Input
Name Type Required Description
AuthMode String True WEB or APP. The Basecamp authentication mode. Default is APP. The default value is APP.
CallbackUrl String False The URL the user will be redirected to after authorizing your application.
Verifier String False The verifier token returned by Basecamp. Required for only the Web AuthMode.
State String False This field indicates any state that may be useful to your application upon receipt of the response. Your application receives the same value it sent, as this parameter makes a round-trip to Basecamp authorization server and back. Uses include redirecting the user to the correct resource in your site, using nonces, and mitigating cross-site request forgery.
Result Set Columns
Name Type Description
OAuthAccessToken String The OAuth token.
OAuthRefreshToken String The OAuth refresh token.
ExpiresIn String The remaining lifetime for the access token in seconds.
GetOAuthAuthorizationURL

Gets the Basecamp authorization URL. Access the URL returned in the output in a Web browser. This requests the access token that can be used as part of the connection string to Basecamp.

Input
Name Type Required Description
CallbackUrl String False The URL that Basecamp will return to after the user has authorized your app.
State String False This field indicates any state that may be useful to your application upon receipt of the response. Your application receives the same value it sent, as this parameter makes a round-trip to Basecamp authorization server and back. Uses include redirecting the user to the correct resource in your site, using nonces, and mitigating cross-site request forgery.
Result Set Columns
Name Type Description
URL String The URL to be entered into a Web browser to obtain the verifier token and authorize the data provider with.
RefreshOAuthAccessToken

Refreshes the OAuth access token used for authentication with various Basecamp services.

Input
Name Type Required Description
OAuthRefreshToken String True The refresh token returned with the previous access token.
Result Set Columns
Name Type Description
OAuthAccessToken String The authentication token returned from Basecamp. This can be used in subsequent calls to other operations for this particular service.
OAuthRefreshToken String A token that may be used to obtain a new access token.
ExpiresIn String The remaining lifetime on the access token.

System Tables

You can query the system tables described in this section to access schema information, information on data source functionality, and batch operation statistics.

Schema Tables

The following tables return database metadata for Basecamp:

Data Source Tables

The following tables return information about how to connect to and query the data source:

  • sys_connection_props: Returns information on the available connection properties.
  • sys_sqlinfo: Describes the SELECT queries that the connector can offload to the data source.

Query Information Tables

The following table returns query statistics for data modification queries:

  • sys_identity: Returns information about batch operations or single updates.

sys_catalogs

Lists the available databases.

The following query retrieves all databases determined by the connection string:

SELECT * FROM sys_catalogs
Columns
Name Type Description
CatalogName String The database name.

sys_schemas

Lists the available schemas.

The following query retrieves all available schemas:

SELECT * FROM sys_schemas
Columns
Name Type Description
CatalogName String The database name.
SchemaName String The schema name.

sys_tables

Lists the available tables.

The following query retrieves the available tables and views:

SELECT * FROM sys_tables
Columns
Name Type Description
CatalogName String The database containing the table or view.
SchemaName String The schema containing the table or view.
TableName String The name of the table or view.
TableType String The table type (table or view).
Description String A description of the table or view.
IsUpdateable Boolean Whether the table can be updated.

sys_tablecolumns

Describes the columns of the available tables and views.

The following query returns the columns and data types for the Projects table:

SELECT ColumnName, DataTypeName FROM sys_tablecolumns WHERE TableName='Projects'
Columns
Name Type Description
CatalogName String The name of the database containing the table or view.
SchemaName String The schema containing the table or view.
TableName String The name of the table or view containing the column.
ColumnName String The column name.
DataTypeName String The data type name.
DataType Int32 An integer indicating the data type. This value is determined at run time based on the environment.
Length Int32 The storage size of the column.
DisplaySize Int32 The designated column's normal maximum width in characters.
NumericPrecision Int32 The maximum number of digits in numeric data. The column length in characters for character and date-time data.
NumericScale Int32 The column scale or number of digits to the right of the decimal point.
IsNullable Boolean Whether the column can contain null.
Description String A brief description of the column.
Ordinal Int32 The sequence number of the column.
IsAutoIncrement String Whether the column value is assigned in fixed increments.
IsGeneratedColumn String Whether the column is generated.
IsHidden Boolean Whether the column is hidden.
IsArray Boolean Whether the column is an array.
IsReadOnly Boolean Whether the column is read-only.
IsKey Boolean Indicates whether a field returned from sys_tablecolumns is the primary key of the table.

sys_procedures

Lists the available stored procedures.

The following query retrieves the available stored procedures:

SELECT * FROM sys_procedures
Columns
Name Type Description
CatalogName String The database containing the stored procedure.
SchemaName String The schema containing the stored procedure.
ProcedureName String The name of the stored procedure.
Description String A description of the stored procedure.
ProcedureType String The type of the procedure, such as PROCEDURE or FUNCTION.

sys_procedureparameters

Describes stored procedure parameters.

The following query returns information about all of the input parameters for the RefreshOAuthAccessToken stored procedure:

SELECT * FROM sys_procedureparameters WHERE ProcedureName='RefreshOAuthAccessToken' AND Direction=1 OR Direction=2
Columns
Name Type Description
CatalogName String The name of the database containing the stored procedure.
SchemaName String The name of the schema containing the stored procedure.
ProcedureName String The name of the stored procedure containing the parameter.
ColumnName String The name of the stored procedure parameter.
Direction Int32 An integer corresponding to the type of the parameter: input (1), input/output (2), or output(4). input/output type parameters can be both input and output parameters.
DataTypeName String The name of the data type.
DataType Int32 An integer indicating the data type. This value is determined at run time based on the environment.
Length Int32 The number of characters allowed for character data. The number of digits allowed for numeric data.
NumericPrecision Int32 The maximum precision for numeric data. The column length in characters for character and date-time data.
NumericScale Int32 The number of digits to the right of the decimal point in numeric data.
IsNullable Boolean Whether the parameter can contain null.
IsRequired Boolean Whether the parameter is required for execution of the procedure.
IsArray Boolean Whether the parameter is an array.
Description String The description of the parameter.
Ordinal Int32 The index of the parameter.

sys_keycolumns

Describes the primary and foreign keys.

The following query retrieves the primary key for the Projects table:

SELECT * FROM sys_keycolumns WHERE IsKey='True' AND TableName='Projects'
Columns
Name Type Description
CatalogName String The name of the database containing the key.
SchemaName String The name of the schema containing the key.
TableName String The name of the table containing the key.
ColumnName String The name of the key column.
IsKey Boolean Whether the column is a primary key in the table referenced in the TableName field.
IsForeignKey Boolean Whether the column is a foreign key referenced in the TableName field.
PrimaryKeyName String The name of the primary key.
ForeignKeyName String The name of the foreign key.
ReferencedCatalogName String The database containing the primary key.
ReferencedSchemaName String The schema containing the primary key.
ReferencedTableName String The table containing the primary key.
ReferencedColumnName String The column name of the primary key.

sys_foreignkeys

Describes the foreign keys.

The following query retrieves all foreign keys which refer to other tables:

SELECT * FROM sys_foreignkeys WHERE ForeignKeyType = 'FOREIGNKEY_TYPE_IMPORT'
Columns
Name Type Description
CatalogName String The name of the database containing the key.
SchemaName String The name of the schema containing the key.
TableName String The name of the table containing the key.
ColumnName String The name of the key column.
PrimaryKeyName String The name of the primary key.
ForeignKeyName String The name of the foreign key.
ReferencedCatalogName String The database containing the primary key.
ReferencedSchemaName String The schema containing the primary key.
ReferencedTableName String The table containing the primary key.
ReferencedColumnName String The column name of the primary key.
ForeignKeyType String Designates whether the foreign key is an import (points to other tables) or export (referenced from other tables) key.

sys_primarykeys

Describes the primary keys.

The following query retrieves the primary keys from all tables and views:

SELECT * FROM sys_primarykeys
Columns
Name Type Description
CatalogName String The name of the database containing the key.
SchemaName String The name of the schema containing the key.
TableName String The name of the table containing the key.
ColumnName String The name of the key column.
KeySeq String The sequence number of the primary key.
KeyName String The name of the primary key.

sys_indexes

Describes the available indexes. By filtering on indexes, you can write more selective queries with faster query response times.

The following query retrieves all indexes that are not primary keys:

SELECT * FROM sys_indexes WHERE IsPrimary='false'
Columns
Name Type Description
CatalogName String The name of the database containing the index.
SchemaName String The name of the schema containing the index.
TableName String The name of the table containing the index.
IndexName String The index name.
ColumnName String The name of the column associated with the index.
IsUnique Boolean True if the index is unique. False otherwise.
IsPrimary Boolean True if the index is a primary key. False otherwise.
Type Int16 An integer value corresponding to the index type: statistic (0), clustered (1), hashed (2), or other (3).
SortOrder String The sort order: A for ascending or D for descending.
OrdinalPosition Int16 The sequence number of the column in the index.

sys_connection_props

Returns information on the available connection properties and those set in the connection string.

When querying this table, the config connection string should be used:

jdbc:cdata:basecamp:config:

This connection string enables you to query this table without a valid connection.

The following query retrieves all connection properties that have been set in the connection string or set through a default value:

SELECT * FROM sys_connection_props WHERE Value <> ''
Columns
Name Type Description
Name String The name of the connection property.
ShortDescription String A brief description.
Type String The data type of the connection property.
Default String The default value if one is not explicitly set.
Values String A comma-separated list of possible values. A validation error is thrown if another value is specified.
Value String The value you set or a preconfigured default.
Required Boolean Whether the property is required to connect.
Category String The category of the connection property.
IsSessionProperty String Whether the property is a session property, used to save information about the current connection.
Sensitivity String The sensitivity level of the property. This informs whether the property is obfuscated in logging and authentication forms.
PropertyName String A camel-cased truncated form of the connection property name.
Ordinal Int32 The index of the parameter.
CatOrdinal Int32 The index of the parameter category.
Hierarchy String Shows dependent properties associated that need to be set alongside this one.
Visible Boolean Informs whether the property is visible in the connection UI.
ETC String Various miscellaneous information about the property.

sys_sqlinfo

Describes the SELECT query processing that the connector can offload to the data source.

Discovering the Data Source's SELECT Capabilities

Below is an example data set of SQL capabilities. Some aspects of SELECT functionality are returned in a comma-separated list if supported; otherwise, the column contains NO.

Name Description Possible Values
AGGREGATE_FUNCTIONS Supported aggregation functions. AVG, COUNT, MAX, MIN, SUM, DISTINCT
COUNT Whether COUNT function is supported. YES, NO
IDENTIFIER_QUOTE_OPEN_CHAR The opening character used to escape an identifier. [
IDENTIFIER_QUOTE_CLOSE_CHAR The closing character used to escape an identifier. ]
SUPPORTED_OPERATORS A list of supported SQL operators. =, >, <, >=, <=, <>, !=, LIKE, NOT LIKE, IN, NOT IN, IS NULL, IS NOT NULL, AND, OR
GROUP_BY Whether GROUP BY is supported, and, if so, the degree of support. NO, NO_RELATION, EQUALS_SELECT, SQL_GB_COLLATE
STRING_FUNCTIONS Supported string functions. LENGTH, CHAR, LOCATE, REPLACE, SUBSTRING, RTRIM, LTRIM, RIGHT, LEFT, UCASE, SPACE, SOUNDEX, LCASE, CONCAT, ASCII, REPEAT, OCTET, BIT, POSITION, INSERT, TRIM, UPPER, REGEXP, LOWER, DIFFERENCE, CHARACTER, SUBSTR, STR, REVERSE, PLAN, UUIDTOSTR, TRANSLATE, TRAILING, TO, STUFF, STRTOUUID, STRING, SPLIT, SORTKEY, SIMILAR, REPLICATE, PATINDEX, LPAD, LEN, LEADING, KEY, INSTR, INSERTSTR, HTML, GRAPHICAL, CONVERT, COLLATION, CHARINDEX, BYTE
NUMERIC_FUNCTIONS Supported numeric functions. ABS, ACOS, ASIN, ATAN, ATAN2, CEILING, COS, COT, EXP, FLOOR, LOG, MOD, SIGN, SIN, SQRT, TAN, PI, RAND, DEGREES, LOG10, POWER, RADIANS, ROUND, TRUNCATE
TIMEDATE_FUNCTIONS Supported date/time functions. NOW, CURDATE, DAYOFMONTH, DAYOFWEEK, DAYOFYEAR, MONTH, QUARTER, WEEK, YEAR, CURTIME, HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND, TIMESTAMPADD, TIMESTAMPDIFF, DAYNAME, MONTHNAME, CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, EXTRACT
REPLICATION_SKIP_TABLES Indicates tables skipped during replication.
REPLICATION_TIMECHECK_COLUMNS A string array containing a list of columns which will be used to check for (in the given order) to use as a modified column during replication.
IDENTIFIER_PATTERN String value indicating what string is valid for an identifier.
SUPPORT_TRANSACTION Indicates if the provider supports transactions such as commit and rollback. YES, NO
DIALECT Indicates the SQL dialect to use.
KEY_PROPERTIES Indicates the properties which identify the uniform database.
SUPPORTS_MULTIPLE_SCHEMAS Indicates if multiple schemas may exist for the provider. YES, NO
SUPPORTS_MULTIPLE_CATALOGS Indicates if multiple catalogs may exist for the provider. YES, NO
DATASYNCVERSION The Data Sync version needed to access this driver. Standard, Starter, Professional, Enterprise
DATASYNCCATEGORY The Data Sync category of this driver. Source, Destination, Cloud Destination
SUPPORTSENHANCEDSQL Whether enhanced SQL functionality beyond what is offered by the API is supported. TRUE, FALSE
SUPPORTS_BATCH_OPERATIONS Whether batch operations are supported. YES, NO
SQL_CAP All supported SQL capabilities for this driver. SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE, TRANSACTIONS, ORDERBY, OAUTH, ASSIGNEDID, LIMIT, LIKE, BULKINSERT, COUNT, BULKDELETE, BULKUPDATE, GROUPBY, HAVING, AGGS, OFFSET, REPLICATE, COUNTDISTINCT, JOINS, DROP, CREATE, DISTINCT, INNERJOINS, SUBQUERIES, ALTER, MULTIPLESCHEMAS, GROUPBYNORELATION, OUTERJOINS, UNIONALL, UNION, UPSERT, GETDELETED, CROSSJOINS, GROUPBYCOLLATE, MULTIPLECATS, FULLOUTERJOIN, MERGE, JSONEXTRACT, BULKUPSERT, SUM, SUBQUERIESFULL, MIN, MAX, JOINSFULL, XMLEXTRACT, AVG, MULTISTATEMENTS, FOREIGNKEYS, CASE, LEFTJOINS, COMMAJOINS, WITH, LITERALS, RENAME, NESTEDTABLES, EXECUTE, BATCH, BASIC, INDEX
PREFERRED_CACHE_OPTIONS A string value specifies the preferred cacheOptions.
ENABLE_EF_ADVANCED_QUERY Indicates if the driver directly supports advanced queries coming from Entity Framework. If not, queries will be handled client side. YES, NO
PSEUDO_COLUMNS A string array indicating the available pseudo columns.
MERGE_ALWAYS If the value is true, The Merge Mode is forcibly executed in Data Sync. TRUE, FALSE
REPLICATION_MIN_DATE_QUERY A select query to return the replicate start datetime.
REPLICATION_MIN_FUNCTION Allows a provider to specify the formula name to use for executing a server side min.
REPLICATION_START_DATE Allows a provider to specify a replicate startdate.
REPLICATION_MAX_DATE_QUERY A select query to return the replicate end datetime.
REPLICATION_MAX_FUNCTION Allows a provider to specify the formula name to use for executing a server side max.
IGNORE_INTERVALS_ON_INITIAL_REPLICATE A list of tables which will skip dividing the replicate into chunks on the initial replicate.
CHECKCACHE_USE_PARENTID Indicates whether the CheckCache statement should be done against the parent key column. TRUE, FALSE
CREATE_SCHEMA_PROCEDURES Indicates stored procedures that can be used for generating schema files.

The following query retrieves the operators that can be used in the WHERE clause:

SELECT * FROM sys_sqlinfo WHERE Name = 'SUPPORTED_OPERATORS'

Note that individual tables may have different limitations or requirements on the WHERE clause; refer to the Data Model section for more information.

Columns
Name Type Description
NAME String A component of SQL syntax, or a capability that can be processed on the server.
VALUE String Detail on the supported SQL or SQL syntax.

sys_identity

Returns information about attempted modifications.

The following query retrieves the Ids of the modified rows in a batch operation:

SELECT * FROM sys_identity
Columns
Name Type Description
Id String The database-generated ID returned from a data modification operation.
Batch String An identifier for the batch. 1 for a single operation.
Operation String The result of the operation in the batch: INSERTED, UPDATED, or DELETED.
Message String SUCCESS or an error message if the update in the batch failed.

Advanced Configurations Properties

The advanced configurations properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure. Click the links for further details.

Authentication

Property Description
AuthScheme The type of authentication to use when connecting to Basecamp.
Schema Specify the Basecamp version to connect with.
User Username of the currently authenticated user.
Password Password of the currently authenticated user.
AccountId Account ID of the currently authenticated user.
ProjectId The Project ID of the currently authenticated user.

OAuth

Property Description
InitiateOAuth Set this property to initiate the process to obtain or refresh the OAuth access token when you connect.
OAuthClientId The client ID assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
OAuthClientSecret The client secret assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
OAuthAccessToken The access token for connecting using OAuth.
OAuthSettingsLocation The location of the settings file where OAuth values are saved when InitiateOAuth is set to GETANDREFRESH or REFRESH . Alternatively, you can hold this location in memory by specifying a value starting with 'memory://'.
CallbackURL The OAuth callback URL to return to when authenticating. This value must match the callback URL you specify in your app settings.
OAuthAuthorizationURL The authorization URL for the OAuth service.
OAuthAccessTokenURL The URL to retrieve the OAuth access token from.
OAuthVerifier The verifier code returned from the OAuth authorization URL.
OAuthRefreshToken The OAuth refresh token for the corresponding OAuth access token.
OAuthExpiresIn The lifetime in seconds of the OAuth AccessToken.
OAuthTokenTimestamp The Unix epoch timestamp in milliseconds when the current Access Token was created.

SSL

Property Description
SSLServerCert The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.

Schema

Property Description
Location A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures.
BrowsableSchemas This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA, SchemaB, SchemaC.
Tables This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA, TableB, TableC.
Views Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA, ViewB, ViewC.

Miscellaneous

Property Description
MaxRows Limits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses.
Other These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases.
PseudoColumns This property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table.
Timeout The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation.
UserDefinedViews A filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views.

Authentication

This section provides a complete list of authentication properties you can configure.

Property Description
AuthScheme The type of authentication to use when connecting to Basecamp.
Schema Specify the Basecamp version to connect with.
User Username of the currently authenticated user.
Password Password of the currently authenticated user.
AccountId Account ID of the currently authenticated user.
ProjectId The Project ID of the currently authenticated user.

AuthScheme

The type of authentication to use when connecting to Basecamp.

Possible Values

Auto, OAuth, Basic

Data Type

string

Default Value

Auto

Remarks
  • Auto: Lets the driver decide automatically based on the other connection properties you have set.
  • Basic: Set this to use BASIC user / password authentication.
  • OAuth: Set to this to perform OAuth authentication.

Schema

Specify the Basecamp version to connect with.

Possible Values

V2, V3

Data Type

string

Default Value

V2

Remarks

The schemas available are V2 (to use the Basecamp 2 API) andV3 (to use the Basecamp 3 API).

User

Username of the currently authenticated user.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

Username of the currently authenticated user. This property is required to execute commands.

Password

Password of the currently authenticated user.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

Password of the currently authenticated user. This property is required to execute commands.

AccountId

Account ID of the currently authenticated user.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

Account ID of the currently authenticated user. This property is required to execute commands.

ProjectId

The Project ID of the currently authenticated user.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

The Project ID of the currently authenticated user. By default it will be set to the first Project ID of your projects list.

OAuth

This section provides a complete list of OAuth properties you can configure.

Property Description
InitiateOAuth Set this property to initiate the process to obtain or refresh the OAuth access token when you connect.
OAuthClientId The client ID assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
OAuthClientSecret The client secret assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.
OAuthAccessToken The access token for connecting using OAuth.
OAuthSettingsLocation The location of the settings file where OAuth values are saved when InitiateOAuth is set to GETANDREFRESH or REFRESH . Alternatively, you can hold this location in memory by specifying a value starting with 'memory://'.
CallbackURL The OAuth callback URL to return to when authenticating. This value must match the callback URL you specify in your app settings.
OAuthAuthorizationURL The authorization URL for the OAuth service.
OAuthAccessTokenURL The URL to retrieve the OAuth access token from.
OAuthVerifier The verifier code returned from the OAuth authorization URL.
OAuthRefreshToken The OAuth refresh token for the corresponding OAuth access token.
OAuthExpiresIn The lifetime in seconds of the OAuth AccessToken.
OAuthTokenTimestamp The Unix epoch timestamp in milliseconds when the current Access Token was created.

InitiateOAuth

Set this property to initiate the process to obtain or refresh the OAuth access token when you connect.

Possible Values

OFF, GETANDREFRESH, REFRESH

Data Type

string

Default Value

OFF

Remarks

The following options are available:

  1. OFF: Indicates that the OAuth flow will be handled entirely by the user. An OAuthAccessToken will be required to authenticate.
  2. GETANDREFRESH: Indicates that the entire OAuth Flow will be handled by the connector. If no token currently exists, it will be obtained by prompting the user via the browser. If a token exists, it will be refreshed when applicable.
  3. REFRESH: Indicates that the connector will only handle refreshing the OAuthAccessToken. The user will never be prompted by the connector to authenticate via the browser. The user must handle obtaining the OAuthAccessToken and OAuthRefreshToken initially.

OAuthClientId

The client ID assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

As part of registering an OAuth application, you will receive the OAuthClientId value, sometimes also called a consumer key, and a client secret, the OAuthClientSecret.

OAuthClientSecret

The client secret assigned when you register your application with an OAuth authorization server.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

As part of registering an OAuth application, you will receive the OAuthClientId, also called a consumer key. You will also receive a client secret, also called a consumer secret. Set the client secret in the OAuthClientSecret property.

OAuthAccessToken

The access token for connecting using OAuth.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

The OAuthAccessToken property is used to connect using OAuth. The OAuthAccessToken is retrieved from the OAuth server as part of the authentication process. It has a server-dependent timeout and can be reused between requests.

The access token is used in place of your user name and password. The access token protects your credentials by keeping them on the server.

OAuthSettingsLocation

The location of the settings file where OAuth values are saved when InitiateOAuth is set to GETANDREFRESH or REFRESH. Alternatively, you can hold this location in memory by specifying a value starting with 'memory://'.

Data Type

string

Default Value

%APPDATA%\CData\Acumatica Data Provider\OAuthSettings.txt

Remarks

When InitiateOAuth is set to GETANDREFRESH or REFRESH, the driver saves OAuth values to avoid requiring the user to manually enter OAuth connection properties and to allow the credentials to be shared across connections or processes.

Instead of specifying a file path, you can use memory storage. Memory locations are specified by using a value starting with 'memory://' followed by a unique identifier for that set of credentials (for example, memory://user1). The identifier can be anything you choose but should be unique to the user. Unlike file-based storage, where credentials persist across connections, memory storage loads the credentials into static memory, and the credentials are shared between connections using the same identifier for the life of the process. To persist credentials outside the current process, you must manually store the credentials prior to closing the connection. This enables you to set them in the connection when the process is started again. You can retrieve OAuth property values with a query to the sys_connection_props system table. If there are multiple connections using the same credentials, the properties are read from the previously closed connection.

The default location is "%APPDATA%\CData\Acumatica Data Provider\OAuthSettings.txt" with %APPDATA% set to the user's configuration directory. The default values are

  • Windows: "register://%DSN"
  • Unix: "%AppData%..."

where DSN is the name of the current DSN used in the open connection.

The following table lists the value of %APPDATA% by OS:

Platform %APPDATA%
Windows The value of the APPDATA environment variable
Linux ~/.config

CallbackURL

The OAuth callback URL to return to when authenticating. This value must match the callback URL you specify in your app settings.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

During the authentication process, the OAuth authorization server redirects the user to this URL. This value must match the callback URL you specify in your app settings.

OAuthAuthorizationURL

The authorization URL for the OAuth service.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

The authorization URL for the OAuth service. At this URL, the user logs into the server and grants permissions to the application. In OAuth 1.0, if permissions are granted, the request token is authorized.

OAuthAccessTokenURL

The URL to retrieve the OAuth access token from.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

The URL to retrieve the OAuth access token from. In OAuth 1.0, the authorized request token is exchanged for the access token at this URL.

OAuthVerifier

The verifier code returned from the OAuth authorization URL.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

The verifier code returned from the OAuth authorization URL. This can be used on systems where a browser cannot be launched such as headless systems.

Authentication on Headless Machines

See to obtain the OAuthVerifier value.

Set OAuthSettingsLocation along with OAuthVerifier. When you connect, the connector exchanges the OAuthVerifier for the OAuth authentication tokens and saves them, encrypted, to the specified location. Set InitiateOAuth to GETANDREFRESH to automate the exchange.

Once the OAuth settings file has been generated, you can remove OAuthVerifier from the connection properties and connect with OAuthSettingsLocation set.

To automatically refresh the OAuth token values, set OAuthSettingsLocation and additionally set InitiateOAuth to REFRESH.

OAuthRefreshToken

The OAuth refresh token for the corresponding OAuth access token.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

The OAuthRefreshToken property is used to refresh the OAuthAccessToken when using OAuth authentication.

OAuthExpiresIn

The lifetime in seconds of the OAuth AccessToken.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

Pair with OAuthTokenTimestamp to determine when the AccessToken will expire.

OAuthTokenTimestamp

The Unix epoch timestamp in milliseconds when the current Access Token was created.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

Pair with OAuthExpiresIn to determine when the AccessToken will expire.

SSL

This section provides a complete list of SSL properties you can configure.

Property Description
SSLServerCert The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.

SSLServerCert

The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

If using a TLS/SSL connection, this property can be used to specify the TLS/SSL certificate to be accepted from the server. Any other certificate that is not trusted by the machine is rejected.

This property can take the following forms:

Description Example
A full PEM Certificate (example shortened for brevity) -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIChTCCAe4CAQAwDQYJKoZIhv......Qw== -----END CERTIFICATE-----
A path to a local file containing the certificate C:\\cert.cer
The public key (example shortened for brevity) -----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY----- MIGfMA0GCSq......AQAB -----END RSA PUBLIC KEY-----
The MD5 Thumbprint (hex values can also be either space or colon separated) ecadbdda5a1529c58a1e9e09828d70e4
The SHA1 Thumbprint (hex values can also be either space or colon separated) 34a929226ae0819f2ec14b4a3d904f801cbb150d

If not specified, any certificate trusted by the machine is accepted.

Certificates are validated as trusted by the machine based on the System's trust store. The trust store used is the 'javax.net.ssl.trustStore' value specified for the system. If no value is specified for this property, Java's default trust store is used (for example, JAVA_HOME\lib\security\cacerts).

Use '*' to signify to accept all certificates. Note that this is not recommended due to security concerns.

Schema

This section provides a complete list of schema properties you can configure.

Property Description
Location A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures.
BrowsableSchemas This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA, SchemaB, SchemaC.
Tables This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA, TableB, TableC.
Views Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA, ViewB, ViewC.

Location

A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures.

Data Type

string

Default Value

%APPDATA%\Basecamp Data Provider\Schema

Remarks

The path to a directory which contains the schema files for the connector (.rsd files for tables and views, .rsb files for stored procedures). The folder location can be a relative path from the location of the executable. The Location property is only needed if you want to customize definitions (for example, change a column name, ignore a column, and so on) or extend the data model with new tables, views, or stored procedures.

Note

Given that this connector supports multiple schemas, the structure for Basecamp custom schema files is as follows:

  • Each schema is given a folder corresponding to that schema name.
  • These schema folders are contained in a parent folder.
  • The parent folder should be set as the Location, not an individual schema's folder.

If left unspecified, the default location is "%APPDATA%\Basecamp Data Provider\Schema" with %APPDATA% being set to the user's configuration directory:

Platform %APPDATA%
Windows The value of the APPDATA environment variable
Mac ~/Library/Application Support
Linux ~/.config

BrowsableSchemas

This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

Listing the schemas from databases can be expensive. Providing a list of schemas in the connection string improves the performance.

Tables

This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

Listing the tables from some databases can be expensive. Providing a list of tables in the connection string improves the performance of the connector.

This property can also be used as an alternative to automatically listing views if you already know which ones you want to work with and there would otherwise be too many to work with.

Specify the tables you want in a comma-separated list. Each table should be a valid SQL identifier with any special characters escaped using square brackets, double-quotes or backticks. For example, Tables=TableA,[TableB/WithSlash],WithCatalog.WithSchema.`TableC With Space`.

Note that when connecting to a data source with multiple schemas or catalogs, you will need to provide the fully qualified name of the table in this property, as in the last example here, to avoid ambiguity between tables that exist in multiple catalogs or schemas.

Views

Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

Listing the views from some databases can be expensive. Providing a list of views in the connection string improves the performance of the connector.

This property can also be used as an alternative to automatically listing views if you already know which ones you want to work with and there would otherwise be too many to work with.

Specify the views you want in a comma-separated list. Each view should be a valid SQL identifier with any special characters escaped using square brackets, double-quotes or backticks. For example, Views=ViewA,[ViewB/WithSlash],WithCatalog.WithSchema.`ViewC With Space`.

Note that when connecting to a data source with multiple schemas or catalogs, you will need to provide the fully qualified name of the table in this property, as in the last example here, to avoid ambiguity between tables that exist in multiple catalogs or schemas.

Miscellaneous

This section provides a complete list of miscellaneous properties you can configure.

Property Description
MaxRows Limits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses.
Other These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases.
PseudoColumns This property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table.
Timeout The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation.
UserDefinedViews A filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views.

MaxRows

Limits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses.

Data Type

int

Default Value

-1

Remarks

Limits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses.

Other

These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

The properties listed below are available for specific use cases. Normal driver use cases and functionality should not require these properties.

Specify multiple properties in a semicolon-separated list.

Integration and Formatting
Property Description
DefaultColumnSize Sets the default length of string fields when the data source does not provide column length in the metadata. The default value is 2000.
ConvertDateTimeToGMT Determines whether to convert date-time values to GMT, instead of the local time of the machine.
RecordToFile=filename Records the underlying socket data transfer to the specified file.

PseudoColumns

This property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

This setting is particularly helpful in Entity Framework, which does not allow you to set a value for a pseudo column unless it is a table column. The value of this connection setting is of the format "Table1=Column1, Table1=Column2, Table2=Column3". You can use the "*" character to include all tables and all columns; for example, "*=*".

Timeout

The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation.

Data Type

int

Default Value

60

Remarks

If Timeout = 0, operations do not time out. The operations run until they complete successfully or until they encounter an error condition.

If Timeout expires and the operation is not yet complete, the connector throws an exception.

UserDefinedViews

A filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views.

Data Type

string

Default Value

""

Remarks

User Defined Views are defined in a JSON-formatted configuration file called UserDefinedViews.json. The connector automatically detects the views specified in this file.

You can also have multiple view definitions and control them using the UserDefinedViews connection property. When you use this property, only the specified views are seen by the connector.

This User Defined View configuration file is formatted as follows:

  • Each root element defines the name of a view.
  • Each root element contains a child element, called query, which contains the custom SQL query for the view.

For example:

{
    "MyView": {
        "query": "SELECT * FROM Projects WHERE MyColumn = 'value'"
    },
    "MyView2": {
        "query": "SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE Id IN (1,2,3)"
    }
}

Use the UserDefinedViews connection property to specify the location of your JSON configuration file. For example:

"UserDefinedViews", C:\Users\yourusername\Desktop\tmp\UserDefinedViews.json

Note that the specified path is not embedded in quotation marks.