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Excel as Data Source in OBIEE

We know that OBIEE is supporting for a wide variety of database to use. Sometimes we are having an
requirement How to use Excel as datasource. Here is how to import tables into the physical layer of
Administration Tool which we are having in excel file.
First we have to create sample Excel data with ".xls" format. Below is the sample screenshot of three tables
which we have created in one excel in three separate tab.

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Go to Control Panel -> Administrative Tool -> Data Sources (ODBC) -> Select 'System DSN' Tab. From there
click 'Add' Button. We will get 'Create New Data Source' window. From the window Select 'Microsoft Excel

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From the above screen Click 'Finish' Button. We will get 'ODBC Microsoft Excel Setup' screen

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Click on 'Select Workbook' button. Now we are in 'Select Workbook' Screen. Here I have selected the excel file
which We have created just before.

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we have selected my source excel file which we have created and saved in D drive. The above screen we are

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So once we have selected the source excel file and setup with the option click 'OK' button with above screen.
Give the Data source Name with the below screen and give description (optional) if you want and Click 'OK'

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Now we can view the DSN 'BISAMPLE' in System DSN tab in ODBC Data Source Administrator.

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Now Open the Administration Tool and go to File -> Import -> Import from Database.Select 'Data Source;

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Screen will appear. from there leave Connection Type to 'ODBC 3.5' and select BISAMPLE. No UserName and
Password is required. Just Click 'OK'

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Once we clicked 'OK' with the above screen we are coming to import screen. From there select 'System tables'
Option. It will show all the tables what we have created in the separate tab of an excel.

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1. For Demo purpose If you need to create some application, we can go for
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2. For huge number of tables, data sets this methods is not good enough
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