Introduction In our previous blog we saw how to read JIRA data in SQL Server. Now let’s learn how to Import SAP S/4HANA OData Service Data Into MS Access. SAP S/4HANA provides OData REST API interface to access data in your application using HTTP Protocol. We will use ODBC XML Driver to read SAP data and load […]
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How to Export REST API to MS Access using VBA Command Button
Introduction In our previous blog we saw how to export REST API to CSV using c# or Python. In this post we will look at specific example on How to Export REST API to MS Access using VBA Command Button, along with few other topics such as how to make REST API Call, how to […]
ODBC PowerPack v1.1.3 Released
What’s New In this release we focused on adding URL JOIN Features which may allow many multi steps scenarios in one query. Bing Ads, Amazon MWS, Google BigQuery, Amazon Athena all these supports Job style queries which needs 3 step process (Create job, keep checking status, once done read report data). We also improved compatibility […]
Read / Write REST API data in Talend (JSON / XML / SOAP)
Introduction In this post we will learn how to read / write REST API data in Talend Open Studio. We will create a simple Talend Job using ZappySys JSON Driver to read from REST API / JSON Files and load into Target (e.g. File / DB). Techniques listed in this article can be also used to […]
Read JIRA data in SSRS Reports (SQL Server Reporting Services)
Introduction In our previous blog we saw how to read rest api in SSRS reports. We recommend you go through that article first. In this post we will look at specific example on How to read JIRA data in SSRS Reports (SQL Server Reporting Services), along with few other topics such as how to generate an […]
How to Import JIRA data in Power BI
Introduction In our previous blog we saw how to import rest api in Power BI. We recommend you go through that article first. In this article, we will learn how to Import JIRA data in Power BI. For that, we will create a successful HTML Connection then request for reading JIRA data and loading into Power […]
Get Office 365 data in Power BI using Microsoft Graph API and ODBC
Introduction In this article, we will get Office 365 data in Power BI using Microsoft Graph API and ODBC drivers. Specifically, we will get Excel file data in OneDrive, events from a Calendar and finally, a list in a note in OneNote and then load that data into a Power BI report. We will achieve […]
Tableau Parameters – Fix Metadata / Dynamic SQL Columns Issue
Introduction Many time you have to use Dynamic SQL in your Stored Procedure but some tools (e.g. Tableau) may reject it because metadata is not returned when sp_describe_first_result_set is called in SQL Prepare phase. You may see error like below in that case. Metadata Prepare Call
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exec sp_describe_first_result_set N'EXEC [dbo].[usp_GetInvoicesByCountry] @country=''Germany''' |
Error due to Dynamic SQL Msg […]
Import REST API in Tableau – Read JSON, SOAP XML, CSV
Introduction Tableau is one of the most popular Reporting / Visualization tool for BI / Data analytics. It comes with many out-of the box connectors to pull data from some popular data sources but still it seriously lakes capability to consume data from millions of other REST / SOAP data sources out there for which […]
How to call REST API in MicroStrategy (JSON / XML SOAP)
Introduction In this new article, we will show how to call REST API in MicroStrategy. MicroStrategy is a Business Intelligence company that provides powerful software to create nice charts, reports to take decisions. It started in 1993 and now it is one of the most popular Business Intelligence tools in the world because it is simple, intuitive and friendly. […]