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Advanced SQL/ODBC Configuration
Mike Bianco
Agenda: ODBC and Skyward
• What is ODBC?
• What requires ODBC?
• Configuring ODBC for Skyward
• Maintenance of ODBC for Skyward
What is ODBC?
• Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) provides a standard software API method for using database management systems (DBMS). The designers of ODBC aimed to make it independent of programming languages, database systems, and operating systems.
What requires ODBC?
• Crystal Reports / Report Viewer
• Crystal Enterprise Scheduling software
• Skyward PaC and Web Crystal Quick Pick Reports
• Custom/3rd Party Interfaces (Special Ed, UMR/Tools4Ever, etc.)
• Other 3rd Party Tools (Cognos, Microsoft Reporting Services, etc.)
Maintenance of ODBC and Skyward
• DBTool’s SQL Width Padding utility should be run weekly.
• Update Read-Only User process should be run daily.
• Update Statistics process should be run weekly.
Monolith 2 Scheduled Tasks
• Web product has the ability to configure Read Only user accounts for ODBC.
• Monolith 2 can be setup to run scheduled tasks for Read Only User Rights, DBTool utility and Update Statistics process.
Creating ODBC Users and Data Source• How do I create a Read-Only SQL User?
– FAQ Tutorial: https://support.skyward.com/FAQ/View.aspx?ID=1200244
• How do I Schedule Update Read Only ODBC User Task?– FAQ Tutorial: https://support.skyward.com/FAQ/View.aspx?ID=1367341
• How to I create a Data Source DSN?– ODBC Install Guide
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