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Excel Integration Guides and Tutorials
A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Excel data.
CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Excel data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Excel data.
Integration Use-Cases
Click below to jump to articles related to specific integration use-case.
- 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
ETL & Replication
Data Virtualization
| Product | Technology | Article Title |
|---|---|---|
| APOS Live Data Gateway | JDBC | Build Semantic Layer Views for Excel (JDBC) |
| Denodo | JDBC | Create A Data Source for Excel in Denodo Platform |
| Dremio | JDBC | Connect to Excel as an External Source in Dremio |
| MySQL Federated Tables | ODBC | Connect to Excel as Federated Tables in MySQL |
| Oracle Database | ODBC | Access Excel as a Remote Oracle Database |
| PostgreSQL FDW | JDBC | A PostgreSQL Interface for Excel |
| SQL Server Linked Servers | ODBC | Connect to Excel as a Linked Server |
| SQL Server PolyBase | ODBC | Connect to Excel as an External Data Source using PolyBase |
| TIBCO Data Virtualization | TIBCO DV | Access Live Excel Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization |
Software Development
Data Management
| Product | Technology | Article Title |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Solr | JDBC | Import Excel Data into Apache Solr |
| Coginiti Pro | JDBC | Access Live Excel Data in Coginiti Pro |
| DataGrip | JDBC | Qeury Excel Data in DataGrip |
| DB Artisan | JDBC | Manage Excel in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source |
| DB Artisan | ODBC | Connect to Excel in DBArtisan |
| DBeaver | JDBC | Connect to Excel in DBeaver |
| DbVisualizer | JDBC | Connect to Excel in DBVisualizer |
| Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog | JDBC | Add Excel to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog |
| MySQL Workbench | ODBC | Query Excel in MySQL Workbench (ODBC) |
| QuerySurge | JDBC | Validate Excel Data with QuerySurge |
| RazorSQL | JDBC | Connect to Excel in RazorSQL |
| SQuirreL | JDBC | Connect to Excel in Squirrel SQL Client |
Workflow Automation
| Product | Technology | Article Title |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Prism | ODBC | Integrate Live Excel Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation |
| MuleSoft Anypoint | JDBC | Access Excel in Anypoint Using SQL |
| SSIS Export | SSIS | Export Data from SQL Server to Excel through SSIS |
| SSIS Import | SSIS | Import Excel Data into SQL Server using SSIS |
| SSIS Lookup | SSIS | Insert New or Update Existing Excel Records from SQL Server |
