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

Access Bugzilla like you would a database - query Bugs, Branches, Users, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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

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Connect to Bugzilla 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.

You can authenticate to your Bugzilla account using two parameters:

  • URL: The URL of your Bugzilla developer's page (the Home page).
  • ApiKey: API Keys can be generated from the Preferences -> API Keys section of your Bugzilla developer's page.

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 Bugzilla Metadata

Follow the steps below to use the OBIEE Client Tools to import Bugzilla metadata into an OBIEE repository. You can then integrate Bugzilla 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 Bugzilla tables.
You can now create star schemas based on Bugzilla tables: