beaver-head1) Download DBeaver from http://dbeaver.jkiss.org/download/and run it.

Please note, the most recent version of DBeaver has a compatibility issue with Direct Access. Whilst we work on a resolution to this please use an earlier build of DBeaver e.g. v3.5.6 Is known to work correctly

2) Create a connection to your data.

We need to create a connection to your data. Click the “New Connection” icon in the “Database Manager”  icon tray or select the Database >> New Connection option from the menu.
DBeaverConnection

Select the PostgresSQL driver and click “Next”.
DbeaverConnection

You will now need to populate 4 values.

Host:
data.deltadna.net

Database/Schema:
This is the name of the account and game that you want to connect to as shown in the URL in your browser address bar whilst logged in to deltaDNA.
NB: Please note the full stop between the Account Name and the Game Name 
demo-co.my-demo-game


Direct Access Connection

Username:
This is the username you use to login to the deltaDNA platform.
Password:
This is the password you use to login to the deltaDNA platform.

NB: Leave the Port number set to its default value of 5432

You should now be able to test your connection, click Next and finally “Finish” setting up your connection.

DbeaverConnectionSettings

 

5) Edit your database connection to set the connection to auto-commit.
Right click on your new”Connection” in the “Database Navigator” and select the “Edit Connection” option then select the “General” options page and make sure the “auto-commit” Connection property is checked.

auto-commit

If this setting is not set you may receive connection related errors.
6) Start exploring your data
When you click on your new “Connection”  in the “Database Navigator” you will be able to connect then expand the list of tables. You should see 4 tables, There is an Events and Users table for each of your two environments (DEVLIVE)

DBeaverDatabase

You can now run SQL queries against these tables.

Open a new SQL Editor by clicking on the “New SQL Editor” icon in the Toolbar or by selecting the SQL Editor >> New SQL Editor option on the menu

DBeaverNewSQLEditor

and enter the following SQL Query

It will show you the distribution of events in your events table.