Use the CData ODBC Driver for Oracle SCM in Microsoft Power Query

The CData ODBC Driver for Oracle SCM enables you to link to Oracle SCM data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Oracle SCM data into Microsoft Power Query.

Connect to Oracle SCM as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

The following connection properties are required to connect to Oracle SCM data.

• Url: The URL of the account that you want to connect to. Typically, this will be the URL of your Oracle Cloud service. For example, https://servername.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com.
• User: The username of your Oracle Cloud service account.
• Password: The password of your Oracle Cloud service account.

Import Oracle SCM Data

Follow the steps below to import Oracle SCM data using standard SQL:

1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver: Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData OracleSCM Source

3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example:

   SELECT CarrierId, CarrierName FROM Carriers WHERE ActiveFlag = 'false'

4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.