Tally Reporting and Star Schemas in OBIEE



Create a star schema that shows perspectives on Tally facts in real time.

The CData ODBC Driver for Tally is a standard database driver that can integrate real-time access to Tally data into your data warehouse or directly into your reporting tool. This article shows how to bypass the data warehouse and import operational Tally data into Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE).

See the knowledge base for ODBC integrations with ETL tools like Informatica PowerCenter. For an ETL solution into Oracle Warehouse Builder, use the driver with the Oracle ODBC Gateway to Access Tally Data as a Remote Oracle Database.

Connect to Tally 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.

Set the following connection properties to connect to Tally Instance:

  • Url: Set this to the URL for your Tally instance. For example: http://localhost:9000.

When you configure the DSN, you may also want to set the Max Rows connection property. This will limit the number of rows returned, which is especially helpful for improving performance when designing reports and visualizations.

Import Tally Metadata

Follow the steps below to use the OBIEE Client Tools to import Tally metadata into an OBIEE repository. You can then integrate Tally data into your business models.

  1. Open the Administration Tool and click File -> New Repository.

  2. In the Connection Type menu, select ODBC 3.5 and select the CData DSN.
  3. Select the metadata types you want to import under the Relational Sources option and then select Tally tables.
You can now create star schemas based on Tally tables:

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The Tally ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Tally, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Tally data like you would a database - query Tally SalesOrders, PurchaseOrders, Accounts, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.