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

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Business Intelligence & Analytics


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Amazon QuickSightConnect ServerBuild Interactive Dashboards from Excel Data in Amazon QuickSight
Aqua Data StudioJDBCConnect to Excel in Aqua Data Studio
AWS DatabricksJDBCProcess & Analyze Excel Data in Databricks (AWS)
BirstJDBCBuild Visualizations of Excel in Birst
BIRTJDBCDesign BIRT Reports on Excel
Clear AnalyticsODBCBuild Charts with Excel in Clear Analytics
DBxtraODBCBuild Dashboards with Excel in DBxtra
DomoODBCCreate Datasets from Excel in Domo Workbench
Dundas BIODBCBuild Dashboards with Excel in Dundas BI
FineReportJDBCFeed Excel into FineReport
IBM Cognos BIODBCCreate Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Excel
Infragistics RevealConnect ServerAnalyze Excel Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServerJDBCCreate Excel Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI SuiteJDBCConnect to Excel in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport DesignerJDBCIntegrate with Excel in JReport Designer
KlipfolioConnect ServerCreate Excel-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIMEJDBCEnable the Excel JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPadADO.NETWorking with Excel in LINQPad
Microsoft SSASADO.NETBuild an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Excel
MicroStrategyConnect ServerConnect to Live Excel Data in MicroStrategy through Connect Server
MicroStrategyJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Excel in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy DesktopJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Excel in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy WebJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for Excel in MicroStrategy Web
OBIEEJDBCExcel Reporting in OBIEE with the Excel JDBC Driver
pandasPythonUse pandas to Visualize Excel in Python
Pentaho Report DesignerJDBCIntegrate Excel in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI ServiceConnect ServerVisualize Live Excel Data in the Power BI Service
Qlik CloudConnect ServerCreate Apps from Excel Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
RJDBCAnalyze Excel in R (JDBC)
RapidMinerJDBCConnect to Excel in RapidMiner
RedashConnect ServerQuery, Visualize, and Share live Excel Data in Redash
SAP Analytics CloudConnect ServerAnalyze Excel Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business ObjectsJDBCCreate an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Excel
SAP Crystal ReportsJDBCPublish Reports with Excel in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SASODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Excel in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMPODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for Excel in SAS JMP
SisenseJDBCVisualize Live Excel in Sisense
Spago BIJDBCConnect to Excel in SpagoBI
TableauTableauVisualize Excel in Tableau Desktop
Tableau CloudConnect ServerBuild Excel Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
Tableau ServerTableauPublish Excel-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
TIBCO SpotfireADO.NETVisualize Excel in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO SpotfireConnect ServerVisualize Excel Data in TIBCO Spotfire
TIBCO Spotfire ServerJDBCOperational Reporting on Excel from Spotfire Server

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ETL & Replication


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Amazon RedshiftCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3CData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Amazon S3
Apache AirflowJDBCBridge Excel Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache CamelJDBCIntegrate with Excel using Apache Camel
Apache CassandraCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache KafkaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFiJDBCBridge Excel Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi Batch OperationsJDBCPerform Batch Operations with Excel Data in Apache NiFi
Azure Data LakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure SynapseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Azure Synapse
BIMLSSISUse Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Excel to SQL Server
CloverDXJDBCConnect to Excel in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
CouchbaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Couchbase
CSVCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Local Delimited Files
DatabricksCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Databricks
ETL ValidatorJDBCHow to Work with Excel in ETL Validator
FoxProODBCWork with Excel in FoxPro
Google AlloyDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQueryCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data FusionJDBCBuild Excel-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Heroku / Salesforce ConnectCData SyncReplicate Excel for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT IntegrateJDBCConnect to Excel in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2CData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica CloudJDBCIntegrate Excel in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenterJDBCCreate Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Excel
Jaspersoft ETLJDBCConnect to Excel in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft AccessCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure TablesCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft Power AutomateConnect ServerBuild Excel-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
MongoDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to MongoDB
MySQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data IntegratorJDBCETL Excel in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle DatabaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Oracle
petlPythonExtract, Transform, and Load Excel in Python
PostgreSQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to PostgreSQL
Replicate to MySQLPowerShellReplicate Excel to MySQL with PowerShell
SAP HANACData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStoreCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogicJDBCIntegrate Excel with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
SnowflakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to Snowflake
SQL ServerCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to SQL Server
SQL Server Linked ServerConnect ServerConnect to Excel Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
SQLiteCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to SQLite
TalendJDBCConnect to Excel and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath StudioODBCCreate an RPA Flow that Connects to Excel in UiPath Studio
VerticaCData SyncAutomated Continuous Excel Replication to a Vertica Database

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Software Development


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
AWS LambdaJDBCAccess Live Excel Data in AWS Lambda
.NET ChartsADO.NETDataBind Charts to Excel
Angular JSConnect ServerUsing AngularJS to Build Dynamic Web Pages with Excel
Apache SparkJDBCWork with Excel in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheetConnect ServerCreate Excel-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
C++BuilderODBCDataBind Controls to Excel Data in C++Builder
ColdFusionJDBCQuery Excel in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusionODBCQuery Excel in ColdFusion Using ODBC
DashPythonUse Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Excel
DelphiODBCDataBind Controls to Excel Data in Delphi
DevExpressADO.NETDataBind Excel to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code FirstADO.NETAccess Excel with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQADO.NETLINQ to Excel
EF - MVCADO.NETBuild MVC Applications with Connectivity to Excel
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)JDBCBidirectional Access to Excel from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Google Apps ScriptConnect ServerConnect to Excel Data in Google Apps Script
HibernateJDBCObject-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Excel Entities in Java
IntelliJJDBCConnect to Excel in IntelliJ
JBossJDBCConnect to Excel from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBIJDBCCreate a Data Access Object for Excel using JDBI
JRubyJDBCConnect to Excel in JRuby
Microsoft Power AppsConnect ServerIntegrate Live Excel Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJSConnect ServerQuery Excel Data in Node.js (via Connect Server)
NodeJSODBCQuery Excel through ODBC in Node.js
PHPConnect ServerAccess Excel in PHP through Connect Server
PHPODBCNatively Connect to Excel in PHP
PowerBuilderADO.NETConnect to Excel from PowerBuilder
ReactConnect ServerBuild Dynamic React Apps with Excel Data
RubyODBCConnect to Excel in Ruby
RunMyProcessConnect ServerConnect to Excel Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSECJDBCConnect to Excel in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
SAP UI5Connect ServerIntegrate Real-Time Access to Excel in SAPUI5 MVC Apps
ServoyJDBCBuild Excel-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring BootJDBCAccess Live Excel Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemyPythonUse SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Excel in Python
TomcatJDBCConfigure the CData JDBC Driver for Excel in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
UnqorkConnect ServerCreate Excel-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)ODBCBuild a Simple VCL Application for Excel
WebLogicJDBCConnect to Excel from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

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Data Management



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Workflow Automation



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