Created By: Jeremy CallanDescore Inc.

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Table of ContentsContents Slide

Number

Introduction 3

Download 5

Installation 8

Enterprise Manager Setup

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Adding a Data Source 13

Viewing Data (EXCEL demo)

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IntroductionThe BBj ODBC driver is the latest ODBC driver

offered by BASIS InternationalThe BBj ODBC driver offers a great performance

improvement over the older BASIS ODBC driverThe BBj ODBC driver is used for third party

applications (such as Microsoft Excel or Access) to access BASIS data (I.E. MKEYED files)

To run the BBj ODBC driver, you need a BBj license (you no longer need a specific ODBC license)

DownloadTo download the BBj ODBC driver, you must

download BBjIn fact, the BBj ODBC driver is an optional

download component in the BBj downloadTo download BBj, click here:

https://www.basis.com/products/bbj/download.htmlSelect your releaseSelect your platformEnsure that both BBj and ODBC are selected

Download (con’t)

Fill in the user information as requiredClick on the needed checkboxesClick on the “Download Product” button

InstallationAfter downloading the jar file, the next step is

installationIf you need assistance installing BBj, please

refer to the installation documentation provided online:http://www.basis.com/onlinedocs/documentation/wininst/installing_bbj5x_windows.htm

Enterprise Manager SetupIn order to create a new data source, we first

have to setup the data source in the Enterprise Manager

Launch the Enterprise Manager by clicking on Enterprise Manager from the BBj folder (from the BASIS folder)

The default login/password is: admin/admin123

Enterprise Manager Setup (con’t)More information on attaching or

adding a new database to the Enterprise Manger found here:http://www.basis.com/onlinedocs/documentation/b3odbc/managing_databases.htm

The list of databases appears in the bottom left portion of the Enterprise Manager, and should look similar to the image on the right hand side (for BBj installs at rev 8.xx or higher)

Adding a Data SourceTo add a data source, go to the ODBC

administration pageThis is generally found in Windows by going

to:Control Panel -> Admin Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC)

Alternatively, the ODBC administration section can be found here:C:\Windows\system32\odbcad32.exe

Adding a Data Source (con’t)First, click on the “Add...” buttonThen, chose the BBj ODBC driverNote, do not select the BASIS ODBC driver

Adding a Data Source (con’t)Create a name and a

description for the data sourceIn the server field, enter the

name of the server running the Enterprise Manager where the database is defined

The database field needs to be specified exactly how it appears in the Enterprise Manager

The login and password is the login and password used to log into the Enterprise Manager

Adding a Data Source (con’t)More information on adding a data source

can be found on the BASIS documentation webpage:http://www.basis.com/onlinedocs/documentation/b3odbc/create_sysr_user_ds_winodbc_admin.htm

Excel demo

Viewing DataAfter you create the data source, you can

view the data using any third party ODBC compliant application

In this tutorial we are going to use Excel 2007 to view the data

Viewing Data (con’t)Click on the Data tab and select From Other

Sources -> From Microsoft Query

Viewing Data (con’t)Choose the Data Source that was just created

Viewing Data (con’t)Choose the tables and columns that you want

to view

Viewing Data (con’t)Select any potential filtering needed

Viewing Data (con’t)Select any needed sorting

Viewing Data (con’t)Choose what you want to do with the data

Viewing Data (con’t)Select how you want to import the data

Viewing Data (con’t)View the data in Excel