Connecting to OData

OData is an open REST-based protocol for querying and updating data. You can use the OData data connector to import data your organization's OData data.

Before you start

To connect to OData, you must gather the following information:

• root URL to the organization or the OData services file
• credentials to connect to the OData account
• authentication scheme used
• the Microsoft Online tenant used to access data
• the Azure Active resource to authenticate to

For help gathering the connection prerequisites, contact the OData administrator in your organization. If your administrator cannot help you, you or your administrator should contact OData Support.

Create an OData connection

1. From the Analytics main menu, select Import > Database and application.
2. From the New Connections tab, in the ACL DSN Connectors (Bundled) section, select OData.

   Tip

   You can filter the list of available connectors by entering a search string in the Filter connections box. Connectors are listed alphabetically.

   The DSN Configuration dialog box appears.

3. In the DSN Configuration dialog box, click Show Required.
4. Provide values for the required fields, if any.
5. Click Test Connection.

   Note

   When you click the Test Connection button, it validates whether the connection and authentication details provided are correct. If you click OK without clicking Test Connection, the connection details are saved without any validation and may not work later if the values provided are incorrect.

   The log-in page for OData appears.

6. Provide the connection details and authenticate your log-in.

   When the connection is successful, a dialog box opens displaying a success message.

7. Click OK in the dialog box that appears.

   The connection to OData is established successfully.

8. In the DSN Configuration dialog box, click OK.

The connection for OData is saved to the Existing Connections tab. In the future, you can reconnect to OData from the saved connection.

Once the connection is established, the Data Access window opens to the Staging Area and you can begin importing data. For help importing data from OData, see Working with the Data Access window.

Rename the connection

When you create the OData data connector, you cannot provide a Connection name of your choice and the connection is saved to the Existing Connections tab with the same name as your data source. If you want to rename it, navigate to the Existing Connections tab, expand the ACL Connectors (DSN) section, click the ellipsis icon corresponding to OData and select Rename connection.