Are you regularly facing the challenge to extract data from various data sources to use them for report updates?

1. InfoZoom Tips & Tricks – Part 6
Regular pulling of database extracts to update reports

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3. Workflow
Step 1:
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Establish a data source connection to the relevant databases in
InfoZoom
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Alternatively: Control panel – Administrative Tools – Set up data
sources ODBC
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4. Workflow
Step 2:
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Load the requested data from the data source into InfoZoom
and create a template
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5. Workflow
Step 3:
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Create a command line, which enables to reload the data in to the
InfoZoom template:
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Add the name of the generated InfoZoom file in to the command line, so
that the file will be updated regularly by the reload function:
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6. Workflow
Hint regarding reloading data:
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The command reload of data (“-load”) depends on the settings
determined in the options for data import:
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In case the InfoZoom file should be updated with the changed data from
the data source, the mode “update” needs to be selected.
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If the data from the data source
should simple be added to the
InfoZoom file without changing or
updating the original data in the
InfoZoom table, the mode “Append”
needs to be selected
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7. Workflow
Optional report output:
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Excel report output via command line
Hint: Predefined Excel report template is needed.
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9. Thank You!
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