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A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Active Directory data.

CData Software connectivity tools provide access to live Active Directory data from popular BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, offering our customers access to their data wherever they want. Below you will find a list of guides and tutorials for integrating with live Active Directory data.

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Business Intelligence & Analytics


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Alteryx DesignerODBCPrepare, Blend, and Analyze Active Directory in Alteryx Designer
Amazon QuickSightCData ConnectBuild Interactive Dashboards from Active Directory in Amazon QuickSight
Aqua Data StudioJDBCConnect to Active Directory in Aqua Data Studio
BirstJDBCBuild Visualizations of Active Directory in Birst
BIRTJDBCDesign BIRT Reports on Active Directory
Clear AnalyticsODBCBuild Charts with Active Directory in Clear Analytics
Microsoft ExcelExcelExcel Spreadsheet Automation with the QUERY Formula
DBxtraODBCBuild Dashboards with Active Directory in DBxtra
DomoODBCCreate Datasets from Active Directory in Domo Workbench
Dundas BIODBCBuild Dashboards with Active Directory in Dundas BI
FineReportJDBCFeed Active Directory into FineReport
Google Data StudioCData ConnectCreate Reports from Active Directory in Google Data Studio
IBM Cognos BIODBCCreate Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Active Directory
JasperServerJDBCCreate Active Directory Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI SuiteJDBCConnect to Active Directory in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport DesignerJDBCIntegrate with Active Directory in JReport Designer
KlipfolioCData ConnectCreate Active Directory-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIMEJDBCEnable the Active Directory JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPadADO.NETWorking with Active Directory in LINQPad
Power BI DesktopPower BIAuthor Power BI Reports on Real-Time Active Directory
Power BI OnlineCData ConnectVisualize Live Active Directory in the Power BI Service
MetabaseCData ConnectCreate Interactive Active Directory-Connected Metabase Dashboards
Microsoft SSASADO.NETBuild an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Active Directory
MicroStrategyJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory in MicroStrategy
OBIEEJDBCActive Directory Reporting in OBIEE with the Active Directory JDBC Driver
pandasPythonUse pandas to Visualize Active Directory in Python
Pentaho Report DesignerJDBCIntegrate Active Directory in the Pentaho Report Designer
QlikViewODBCConnect to and Query Active Directory in QlikView over ODBC
RJDBCAnalyze Active Directory in R
RapidMinerJDBCConnect to Active Directory in RapidMiner
RedashCData ConnectBuild Active Directory-Connected Dashboards in Redash
SAP Business ObjectsJDBCCreate an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory
SAP Crystal ReportsJDBCPublish Reports with Active Directory in Crystal Reports
SAP LumiraAPI ServerConsume Active Directory OData Feeds in SAP Lumira
SASODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Active Directory in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SisenseJDBCVisualize Live Active Directory in Sisense
Spago BIJDBCConnect to Active Directory in SpagoBI
TableauTableauVisualize Active Directory in Tableau Desktop
Tableau OnlineCData ConnectBuild Active Directory Visualizations in Tableau Online
Tableau ServerTableauPublish Active Directory-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO SpotfireADO.NETVisualize Active Directory in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire ServerJDBCOperational Reporting on Active Directory from Spotfire Server
VisioODBCLink Visio Shapes to Active Directory

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ETL & Replication


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Amazon RedshiftCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3CData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Amazon S3
Apache CamelJDBCIntegrate with Active Directory using Apache Camel
Apache CassandraCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache NiFiJDBCBridge Active Directory Connectivity with Apache NiFi
AWS GlueJDBCConnect to Active Directory in AWS Glue Jobs Using JDBC
BIMLSSISUse Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Active Directory to SQL Server
CloverDXJDBCConnect to Active Directory in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
CSVCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Local Delimited Files
DatabricksCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Databricks
IBM DB2CData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to IBM DB2
FoxProODBCWork with Active Directory in FoxPro
Google BigQueryCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data FusionJDBCBuild Active Directory-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Heroku / Salesforce ConnectCData SyncReplicate Active Directory for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT IntegrateJDBCConnect to Active Directory in HULFT Integrate
Informatica CloudJDBCIntegrate Active Directory in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenterJDBCCreate Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Active Directory
Jaspersoft ETLJDBCConnect to Active Directory in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft AccessCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure TablesCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft ExcelExcelTransfer Data from Excel to Active Directory
MongoDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to MongoDB
MySQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data IntegratorJDBCETL Active Directory in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle DatabaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Oracle
petlPythonExtract, Transform, and Load Active Directory in Python
PostgreSQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to PostgreSQL
SnapLogicJDBCIntegrate Active Directory with External Services using SnapLogic
Replicate to CSVPowerShellReplicate Active Directory to MySQL with PowerShell
SnowflakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Snowflake
SQL ServerCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to SQL Server
SQLiteCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to SQLite
TalendJDBCConnect to Active Directory and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath StudioODBCCreate an RPA Flow that Connects to Active Directory in UiPath Studio
VerticaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Active Directory Replication to a Vertica Database

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Data Virtualization


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Access Linked TablesODBCUpdate Active Directory with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
DenodoJDBCCreate A Data Source for Active Directory in Denodo Platform
MySQL Federated TablesCData ConnectConnect to Active Directory as Federated Tables in MySQL
MySQL Federated TablesODBCConnect to Active Directory as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle DatabaseODBCAccess Active Directory as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDWJDBCA PostgreSQL Interface for Active Directory
Salesforce ConnectAPI ServerEdit and Search Active Directory External Objects
SharePoint External ListAPI ServerAccess Active Directory in SharePoint External Lists
SQL Server Linked ServersODBCConnect to Active Directory as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBaseODBCConnect to Active Directory as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data VirtualizationTIBCO DVAccess Live Active Directory Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

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Software Development


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
.NET ChartsADO.NETDataBind Charts to Active Directory
.NET QueryBuilderODBCRapidly Develop Active Directory-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Angular JSAPI ServerUsing AngularJS to Build Dynamic Web Pages with Active Directory
Apache SparkJDBCWork with Active Directory in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheetCData ConnectCreate Active Directory-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Microsoft Azure Logic AppsAPI ServerTrigger Active Directory IFTTT Flows in Azure App Service
ColdFusionJDBCQuery Active Directory in ColdFusion
DashPythonUse Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Active Directory
DevExpressADO.NETDataBind Active Directory to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code FirstADO.NETAccess Active Directory with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQADO.NETLINQ to Active Directory
EF - MVCADO.NETBuild MVC Applications with Connectivity to Active Directory
Filemaker ProJDBCBidirectional Access to Active Directory from FileMaker Pro
GoODBCWrite a Simple Go Application to work with Active Directory on Linux
Google Apps ScriptCData ConnectConnect to Active Directory in Google Apps Script
HibernateJDBCObject-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Active Directory Entities in Java
IntelliJJDBCConnect to Active Directory in IntelliJ
JBossJDBCConnect to Active Directory from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBIJDBCCreate a Data Access Object for Active Directory using JDBI
JRubyJDBCConnect to Active Directory in JRuby
NodeJSAPI ServerQuery Active Directory from Node.js
NodeJSCData ConnectQuery Active Directory as a MySQL Database in Node.js
NodeJSJDBCQuery Active Directory through ODBC in Node.js
PHPCData ConnectAccess Active Directory in PHP through the Cloud Hub
PHPODBCNatively Connect to Active Directory in PHP
PowerShellPowerShellPipe Active Directory to CSV in PowerShell
PowerBuilderADO.NETConnect to Active Directory from PowerBuilder
PyCharmODBCUsing the CData ODBC Driver for Active Directory in PyCharm
PythonODBCConnect to Active Directory in Python on Linux/UNIX
RubyODBCConnect to Active Directory in Ruby
SAP UI5API ServerIntegrate Real-Time Access to Active Directory in SAPUI5 MVC Apps
ServoyJDBCBuild Active Directory-Connected Apps in Servoy
SQLAlchemyPythonUse SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Active Directory in Python
TomcatJDBCConfigure the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
UnqorkCData ConnectCreate Active Directory-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)FireDACBuild a Simple VCL Application for Active Directory
WebLogicJDBCConnect to Active Directory from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

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Data Management


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Apache SolrJDBCImport Active Directory Data into Apache Solr
DBeaverJDBCConnect to Active Directory in DBeaver
DbVisualizerJDBCConnect to Active Directory in DBVisualizer
DB ArtisanJDBCManage Active Directory in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB ArtisanODBCConnect to Active Directory in DBArtisan
Informatica Enterprise Data CatalogJDBCAdd Active Directory to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL WorkbenchODBCQuery Active Directory in MySQL Workbench
RazorSQLJDBCConnect to Active Directory in RazorSQL
SQuirreLJDBCConnect to Active Directory in Squirrel SQL Client

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Workflow Automation


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
BizTalkBizTalk AdaptersHow to Generate SQL Command Schemas for the CData BizTalk Adapter for Active Directory
BizTalkBizTalk AdaptersConfigure a One-Way Send Port for the CData BizTalk Adapter for Active Directory
BizTalkBizTalk AdaptersConfigure a CData Active Directory Adapter Receive Location
BizTalkBizTalk AdaptersConfigure a Solicit-Response Send Port for Active Directory
Power AutomateAPI ServerAutomate Tasks in Power Automate Using API Server
Power AutomateCData ConnectIntegrate Active Directory into Power Automate Automated Tasks
Microsoft Power AppsAPI ServerDesign Active Directory Power Apps
Nintex Workflow CloudCData ConnectBuild Active Directory-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Microsoft Power AppsCData ConnectIntegrate Live Active Directory into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
MuleSoft AnypointMuleSoftAccess Active Directory in Anypoint Using SQL
SSIS ExportSSISExport Data from SQL Server to Active Directory through SSIS
SSIS ImportSSISImport Active Directory Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS LookupSSISInsert New or Update Existing Active Directory Records from SQL Server
MuleSoft AnypointMuleSoftDeploy CData Mule Connectors (On-Premise or Cloud)

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