Decision Support

Create Custom Reports > Using ODBC Tools


Decision Support maintains and supports the Business Objects reporting tool for use by University personnel, but you can use any ODBC-compliant reporting or query tool you wish to create reports using data from the Data Warehouse.  The information in this section will help you connect to and use the Data Warehouse via ODBC to create custom reports.

Creating an Oracle ODBC Data Source Connection
Instructions for establishing an Oracle ODBC Data Source connection to the Data Warehouse
(Requires Bluestem login.)
Creating a Connection
 
Instructions for connecting to the Data Warehouse via:
    MS Access
    Crystal Reports
    SAS/PC Version 8
    MS SQL Server 2000
    MS SQL Server 2005
Metadata
Detailed technical information about the tables and views you will use to create ODBC reports