Create ODBC connection in QlikView with Devart ODBC Drivers

QlikView is a business discovery end-to-end platform which enables users to process and analyze data from various sources, including ODBC-compliant database systems and cloud services. Business users make use of QlikView's self-service BI capabilities to consilidate, search, and visually analyze enterprise data. The tool is easy to learn and automatically carries out data association, enabling the user to make ad hoc queries without having to define stuctures and hierarchies.

Our ODBC Drivers establish connectivity to data stored in relational and non-relational databases, as well as cloud services, to enable QlikView users fetch and integrate their data from such data sources as Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, QuickBooks, Salesforce, and many others. With our 32-bit and 64-bit ODBC Drivers, you can run SQL queries to retrieve entire tables, limit the number or records in a resulting dataset, or include only specific columns. This page describes how to connect QlikView to an ODBC data source.

Key Features

Direct mode

Native connection to traditional databases and cloud-based services from QlikView using an ODBC Driver. No need to use client software to establish QlikView ODBC connection and fetch your sales figures table from databases such as Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or cloud services such as Salesforce, QuickBooks, or Zoho CRM.

SQL data type mapping

Full support and mapping of data source-specific SQL data types to the standard ODBC data types. Access diverse data stores from QlikView through a unified interface with exceptional speed. You can create custom mappings between the data source fields and ODBC data types.

Secure connection

Devart ODBC Drivers use SSL / SSH and HTTPS tunneling to protect user data as it flows between a remote server and QlikView over the Internet. Tunneling allows you to send communications securely between machines.

ANSI SQL-92 standard support for cloud services

Devart ODBC Drivers address one of the major challenges of retrieving data from email marketing, CRM, accounting and other cloud applications into QlikView: their lack of adequate API support for SQL-92 standard SQL commands. Our drivers are designed to get the most out of the API of a cloud-based service.

How to connect QlikView to ODBC data source and access data in 3 steps

Install the ODBC Driver for QlikView and configure an ODBC data source
01. Install the driver and configure a DSN. Start QlikView and select File > New, then File > Edit Script.
Install the ODBC Driver for QlikView
Choose ODBC DSN in QlikView
02. In the Data tab, select ODBC from the Database drop-down and click Connect. Select the DSN that you created earlier.
Choose ODBC DSN in QlikView
Retrieve data to QlikView through ODBC
03. Enter an SQL query and press F5>. Once the data has been fetched, choose Layout > New Sheet Object > Table Box.
Retrieve data to QlikView through ODBC

ODBC Data Connectors

Fast and unified access to databases

We offer you optimal data access by means of ODBC and native database client libraries. However, you can avoid using client libraries, since our ODBC drivers are able to connect via the native protocol directly without using client software at all.

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Direct access to data