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The Oracle HCM Cloud ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Oracle HCM Cloud, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Oracle HCM Cloud data like you would a database - read, write, and update Oracle HCM Cloud 0, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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Use the CData ODBC Driver for Oracle HCM Cloud in Microsoft Power Query


You can use the CData Oracle HCM Cloud ODBC Driver with Microsoft Power Query. In this article, you will use the ODBC driver to import Oracle HCM Cloud data into Microsoft Power Query.

The CData ODBC Driver for Oracle HCM Cloud enables you to link to Oracle HCM Cloud data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Oracle HCM Cloud data into Microsoft Power Query.

Connect to Oracle HCM Cloud as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

Using Basic Authentication

You must set the following to authenticate to Oracle HCM Cloud:

  • Url: The Url of your account.
  • User: The user of your account.
  • Password: The password of your account.

Import Oracle HCM Cloud Data

Follow the steps below to import Oracle HCM Cloud data using standard SQL:

  1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

  2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver: Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData OracleHCM Source

  3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example:

    SELECT SiteId, SiteName FROM RecruitingCESites WHERE Language = 'English'

  4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.