Connecting to OpenTable
Overview
OpenTable helps your restaurant business thrive by anticipating the changing needs of both restaurants and diners. You can use SkyPoint's built-in connector for importing data from OpenTable.
This document will guide you through the process of connecting OpenTable to SkyPoint Modern Data Stack Platform.
Prerequisite
You will need the following details to configure and import data using OpenTable:
- Username
- Password
- Restaurant Id.
❕ Note: You can refer to the OpenTable Set up Guide document to learn more about the Prerequisites.
To import data using OpenTable connector
Follow below steps to create a new dataflow for OpenTable import connector:
- Go to Dataflow > Imports.
- Click New dataflow.
The Set dataflow name page appears.
- In the Set dataflow name page, type dataflow name in the Name text area.
- Click Next.
The Choose connector page appears.
To add OpenTable connector
- In the Choose connector page, select OpenTable connector.
❕ Note: You can use the Search feature to find the connector. Also, the OpenTable connector can be found under Ecommerce category.
- Enter Display Name for your dataflow in the text area.
- Enter Description for your dataflow in the text area.
- Click Next.
The OpenTable configuration page appears.
To configure OpenTable
Follow below steps to configure the connection to OpenTable:
- Enter User Name in the text area.
- Enter Password in the text area.
- Enter Restaurant Id in the text area.
- Click Connect.
The Table Details columns appear.
- Enter Table Details to process the data.
Item | Description |
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Purpose | Option to assign a purpose (Data or Metadata) for each table. |
Data | Load customer data. |
Metadata | Load Metadata. |
File Name | Displays name of the file that you imported. |
Table Name | Displays the imported table name. |
- Click Save.
Run, edit, and delete the imported data
Once you save the connector, the OpenTable connector gets displayed in the list of tables created in the Dataflow page.
Item | Description |
---|---|
Name | Displays the name of the imported Dataflow. |
Type | Displays connector type symbol. |
Status | Indicates whether the data is imported successfully. |
Tables Count | Displays the number of tables. |
Created Date | Displays date of creation. |
Last refresh type | Displays the refresh value. You can see the value is Full or Incremental after the last refresh of data. |
Updated Date | Displays last modified date. |
Last Refresh | Displays the latest refresh date. This date will get updated whenever you refresh the data. |
Group by | Option to view the items in a specific Group (For example, name, type, status). |
- Select the horizontal ellipsis in the Actions column and do the following:
If you want to | Then |
---|---|
Modify the Dataflow | Select Edit and modify the Dataflow. Click Save to apply your changes. |
Execute the Dataflow | Select Run. |
Bring the data to its previous state | Select Rollback. |
Delete the Dataflow | Select Remove and then click the Delete button. All tables in the data source get deleted. |
See the run history of the Dataflow | Select Run history. |