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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.

Integration Use-Cases

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Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Active Directory in Alteryx Designer
Amazon QuickSight	Cloud Hub	Build Interactive Dashboards from Active Directory in Amazon QuickSight
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in Aqua Data Studio
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Active Directory in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Active Directory
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Active Directory in Clear Analytics
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Excel Spreadsheet Automation with the QUERY Formula
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Active Directory in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Active Directory in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Active Directory in Dundas BI
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Active Directory into FineReport
Google Data Studio	Cloud Hub	Create Reports from Active Directory in Google Data Studio
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Active Directory
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Active Directory Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Active Directory in JReport Designer
Klipfolio	Cloud Hub	Create Active Directory-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Active Directory JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Active Directory in LINQPad
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Active Directory
Power BI Online	Cloud Hub	Visualize Live Active Directory in the Power BI Service
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Active Directory
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory in MicroStrategy
OBIEE	JDBC	Active Directory Reporting in OBIEE with the Active Directory JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Active Directory in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Active Directory in the Pentaho Report Designer
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Active Directory in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze Active Directory in R
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in RapidMiner
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Active Directory in Crystal Reports
SAP Lumira	API Server	Consume Active Directory OData Feeds in SAP Lumira
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Active Directory in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Active Directory in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Active Directory in Tableau Desktop
Tableau Online	Cloud Hub	Build Active Directory Visualizations in Tableau Online
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Active Directory-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Active Directory in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Active Directory from Spotfire Server
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to Active Directory

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Amazon S3
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with Active Directory using Apache Camel
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge Active Directory Connectivity with Apache NiFi
AWS Glue	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in AWS Glue Jobs Using JDBC
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Active Directory to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Local Delimited Files
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to IBM DB2
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with Active Directory in FoxPro
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Active Directory-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate Active Directory for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in HULFT Integrate
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate Active Directory in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Active Directory
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Access	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Transfer Data from Excel to Active Directory
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL Active Directory in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Oracle
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load Active Directory in Python
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to PostgreSQL
Replicate to CSV	PowerShell	Replicate Active Directory to MySQL with PowerShell
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Snowflake
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to SQL Server
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to SQLite
Talend	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Active Directory in UiPath Studio

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update Active Directory with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Active Directory in Denodo Platform
MySQL Federated Tables	Cloud Hub	Connect to Active Directory as Federated Tables in MySQL
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Active Directory as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Active Directory
Salesforce Connect	API Server	Edit and Search Active Directory External Objects
SharePoint External List	API Server	Access Active Directory in SharePoint External Lists
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Active Directory Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Active Directory
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Active Directory-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Angular JS	API Server	Using AngularJS to Build Dynamic Web Pages with Active Directory
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Active Directory in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheet	Cloud Hub	Create Active Directory-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Microsoft Azure Logic Apps	API Server	Trigger Active Directory IFTTT Flows in Azure App Service
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Active Directory in ColdFusion
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Active Directory
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Active Directory to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Active Directory with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Active Directory
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Active Directory
Filemaker Pro	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Active Directory from FileMaker Pro
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Active Directory on Linux
Google Apps Script	Cloud Hub	Connect to Active Directory in Google Apps Script
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Active Directory Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Active Directory using JDBI
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in JRuby
NodeJS	API Server	Query Active Directory from Node.js
NodeJS	Cloud Hub	Query Active Directory as a MySQL Database in Node.js
NodeJS	JDBC	Query Active Directory through ODBC in Node.js
PHP	Cloud Hub	Access Active Directory in PHP through the Cloud Hub
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Active Directory in PHP
PowerShell	PowerShell	Pipe Active Directory to CSV in PowerShell
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Active Directory from PowerBuilder
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Active Directory in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory in Python on Linux/UNIX
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory in Ruby
SAP UI5	API Server	Integrate Real-Time Access to Active Directory in SAPUI5 MVC Apps
Servoy	JDBC	Build Active Directory-Connected Apps in Servoy
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Active Directory in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
VCL App (RAD Studio)	FireDAC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Active Directory
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import Active Directory Data into Apache Solr
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in DBVisualizer
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage Active Directory in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory in DBArtisan
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add Active Directory to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query Active Directory in MySQL Workbench
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
BizTalk	BizTalk Adapters	How to Generate SQL Command Schemas for the CData BizTalk Adapter for Active Directory
BizTalk	BizTalk Adapters	Configure a One-Way Send Port for the CData BizTalk Adapter for Active Directory
BizTalk	BizTalk Adapters	Configure a CData Active Directory Adapter Receive Location
BizTalk	BizTalk Adapters	Configure a Solicit-Response Send Port for Active Directory
Power Automate	API Server	Automate Tasks in Power Automate Using API Server
Power Automate	Cloud Hub	Integrate Active Directory into Power Automate Automated Tasks
Microsoft Power Apps	API Server	Design Active Directory Power Apps
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Cloud Hub	Build Active Directory-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Microsoft Power Apps	Cloud Hub	Integrate Live Active Directory into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
MuleSoft Anypoint	MuleSoft	Access Active Directory in Anypoint Using SQL
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to Active Directory through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Active Directory Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing Active Directory Records from SQL Server
MuleSoft Anypoint	MuleSoft	Deploy CData Mule Connectors (On-Premise or Cloud)