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SAP Concur ODBC Driver

Read, write, and update SAP Concur through ODBC

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The SAP Concur ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live Concur, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity. Access Concur like you would a database - read, write, and update Attendees, Entries, Lists, Items, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

ODBC architecture

SAP Concur ODBC Connectivity Features

  • Powerful metadata querying enables SQL-like access to non-database sources
  • Push down query optimization pushes SQL operations down to the server whenever possible, increasing performance
  • Client-side query execution engine, supports SQL-92 operations that are not available server-side
  • Connect to live SAP Concur data, for real-time data access with the SAP Concur Python Connectors
  • Full support for data aggregation and complex JOINs in SQL queries
  • Secure connectivity through modern cryptography, including TLS 1.2, SHA-256, ECC, etc.
  • Seamless integration with leading BI, reporting, and ETL tools and with custom applications via the SAP Concur Connector.

Target Service, API

The driver provides access to SAP Concur expense management platform through the Concur REST APIs. Supports expense reports, travel requests, invoice management, and receipt imaging services.

Schema, Data Model

Models Concur data as relational tables with dynamic metadata discovery. Exposes expense reports, receipts, attendees, users, and configuration data as queryable tables.

Key Objects

Expense Reports, Expense Entries, Receipts, Attendees, Users, Lists, Travel Requests, Invoices, Payment Requests, and configuration objects. Full access to Concur expense and travel data.

Operations

Full SQL-92 operations including SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE where supported by Concur APIs. Query optimization for server-side filtering and pagination. Support for creating and updating expense reports.

Authentication

OAuth 2.0 authentication with Concur. Requires OAuth credentials from Concur App Center. Supports both user and company-level authentication tokens.

Specific feature or properties

CompanyLevelAuth to retrieve data across users.

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Robust ODBC Access to SAP Concur

Full-featured and consistent SQL access to any supported data source through ODBC

  • Standards-Compliant ODBC

    ODBC 3.8 compliant native protocol based drivers.

  • Unicode, 32-bit and 64-bit support

    Support 32-bit and 64-bit applications and unicode ODBC APIs.

  • Cross-platform ODBC (Windows/Linux/Mac)

    Available for Microsoft Windows, Unix, and Mac (macOS / OS X) platforms.

  • Certified ODBC Compatibility*

    Our drivers undergo extensive testing and are certified to be compatible with leading analytics and reporting applications like Tableau, Microsoft Excel, and many more.

    * Please visit our knowledge base to access how-to articles.
  • Embedded Remoting Capabilities

    Our exclusive Remoting feature allows hosting the ODBC connection on a server to enable connections from various clients on any platform (Java, .NET, C++, PHP, Python, etc.), using any standards based technology (ODBC, JDBC, etc.). ODBC Remoting is enabled using the popular MySQL and SQL (TDS) wire protocol server.

  • String, Date, Numeric SQL Functions

    The driver includes a library of 50 plus functions that can manipulate column values into the desired result. Popular examples include Regex, JSON, and XML processing functions.

  • Collaborative Query Processing

    Our drivers enhance the data source's capabilities by additional client-side processing, when needed, to enable analytic summaries of data such as SUM, AVG, MAX, MIN, etc.

  • Easily Customizable and Configurable

    The data model exposed by our ODBC Drivers can easily be customized to add or remove tables/columns, change data types, etc. without requiring a new build. These customizations are supported at runtime using human-readable schema files that are easy to edit.

  • Enterprise-class Secure Connectivity

    Includes standard Enterprise-class security features such as TLS/ SSL data encryption for all client-server communications.

  • Replication and Caching

    Our replication and caching commands make it easy to copy data to local and cloud data stores such as Oracle, SQL Server, Google Cloud SQL, etc. The replication commands include many features that allow for intelligent incremental updates to cached data.

See what you can do with SAP Concur ODBC Driver

Server
SQL
SQL Server Linked-Server

Connect to SAP Concur from SQL Server as Linked-Server. You can query SAP Concur from familiar Transact-SQL without need of setting up another application.

Informatica
Data Integration & ETL

Integrate SAP Concur to your system through popular ETL / EAI tools such as Informatica PowerCenter. Standard SQL and Stored Procedures enable fast delivery of your integration projects.

Reporting & BI
Reporting & BI

Connect SAP Concur from any ODBC compatible tools:

Desktop
MS Access / Excel / PowerQuery
MS Access / Excel / PowerQuery

Your familiar tools can connect to SAP Concur using CData ODBC.

Connect to SAP Concur — empower every team


  • Easiest way to connect to SAP Concur
  • Dashboard / Reports that connect with SAP Concur
  • Data drives business, but IT teams are overwhelmed by accessing numerous siloed sources like SAP Concur. CData ODBC Drivers offer the fastest, easiest way to connect SAP Concur to BI tools like SAP BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Qlik, or Access.

Integrate SAP Concur to your system:

  • Custom application integration with SQL
  • SQL Server Linked Server
  • Informatica PowerCenter

Need to integrate your internal systems with SAP Concur? CData ODBC Drivers let you do it easily—access SAP Concur as a SQL Server Linked Server or connect via tools like Informatica PowerCenter using an SQL-based driver, no extra middleware required.

  • Data Client of your choice
  • Excel, MS Access Linked-table, PowerQuery

Still exporting and importing CSVs manually or with scripts? CData ODBC Drivers give you live access to SAP Concur — no middleware or files needed. Use your preferred tools and stay in control of your SAP Concur data.

Management & Data Consumer
IT Department
IT Pro, Infrastructure

Frequently Asked SAP Concur ODBC Driver Questions

Learn more about SAP Concur ODBC drivers for data and analytics integration

Not natively. However, CData offers an ODBC driver for SAP Concur that allows you to connect to SAP Concur data from any ODBC-compliant application, just like you would access a traditional database. This can be useful for tasks like:

  • Accessing SAP Concur from applications: Connect to SAP Concur data in popular tools and applications including Microsoft Excel, Tableau, Power BI, and many others.
  • Real-time data: You can work with live SAP Concur data within these applications, enabling tasks like reporting and analysis.
  • Connecting systems: Build data integrations between SAP Concur and other systems.

The SAP Concur ODBC driver is an ODBC 3.8 compliant native protocol-based driver with comprehensive ANSI SQL-92 support. This means that virtually any application that can connect to data via ODBC, can use the CData ODBC driver for real-time integration. Download a fully functional free trial of the SAP Concur ODBC driver today to get started.

Yes, the CData ODBC driver for SAP Concur provides universal ODBC data connectivity for SAP Concur. The SAP Concur ODBC driver offers a simple SQL-based layer of abstraction that simplifies real-time data access for users and applications, enabling them to communicate with SAP Concur using a standardized set of functions. Virtually any application on any platform (including Windows, macOS, or *nix) can use the CData ODBC driver for real-time integration.

Connectivity to SAP Concur via ODBC is easy. First, download and install the SAP Concur ODBC driver. The download page includes separate installers for Windows, macOS, and Unix, so please select the SAP Concur ODBC driver that matches the platform where you intend to use the driver.

Once the installation is complete, navigate to the ODBC driver documentation page. Here, you'll find a wealth of information about the installed driver. The step-by-step instructions for creating a DSN and using it to connect to SAP Concur via ODBC are just the beginning. The documentation also provides extensive configuration details for using the SAP Concur ODBC driver with all your favorite applications and development tools, ensuring you have all the support you need.

All of the CData ODBC drivers, including the SAP Concur ODBC driver are available for download online. To get started, download a fully functional free trial of the SAP Concur ODBC driver today.

To install the SAP Concur driver, simply download one of the SAP Concur ODBC driver installers available online. The download page includes separate Windows, macOS, and Unix installers, so please select the SAP Concur ODBC driver that matches the platform where you intend to use the driver. The installers are comprehensive setup utilities that will install all the components required to use the SAP Concur ODBC driver on your system.

The SAP Concur ODBC driver is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit binaries. The SAP Concur driver installer will allow you to install both options, and you can select the ODBC driver binary that is appropriate for the system where you intend to use the driver.

Absolutely. The SAP Concur ODBC driver seamlessly supports pyODBC connectivity. For example, check out this article on our online knowledgebase that demonstrates how you can connect to SAP Concur from PyCharm using pyODBC and the SAP Concur ODBC driver.

However, besides ODBC support, we also provide native Python data connectivity for SAP Concur. To learn more, check out the SAP Concur Python Connector online.

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