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IBM Office Connect 3.0
James EdmistonConsultantQuest Information Systems, [email protected]
Mike TerrellIT SpecialistIBM Data Management [email protected]
What is Office Connect
• Microsoft Excel Add In
• GUI with model viewer and query builder
• Binds spreadsheet columns to database columns or stored procedures
• Dynamic SQL filtering
• Update/insert capability
Deployment Options
• Personal Edition
– User connects directly to database
– Builds spreadsheets for personal use
• Web Edition
– Design Time client develops spreadsheet for use by others
– Runtime client uses pre-developed spreadsheet
Personal Edition
Personal Edition ODBC
Application Databases
Personal Edition
ODBC
Personal Edition
ODBC
Deploying Applications
Users
DCOM ODBC
Application Databases
MTSMTS
InformixRDASInformixRDAS.DLL.DLL
ODBC DefinitionsODBC Definitions
Middle Tier
Developer
Personal EditionPersonal EditionMTS EnabledMTS EnabledNo ODBC DefinitionsNo ODBC Definitions
Personal EditionPersonal EditionODBC DefinitionsODBC Definitions
File System
Excel Excel WorkbooksWorkbooks
Web Edition
Web Edition Servlet
Web Client
Web Edition Design Time
HTTP JDBC/HTTP
ODBC/HTTP
ODBC
JDBC
Application Databases
HTML DataSources
Repository
Servlet Engine
Deploying Web Edition
Web Client
HTTPJDBC
JDBC
Application Databases
Repository
HTTP HTTP ServerServer TomcatTomcatApacheApache
etcetc
Servlet EngineServlet EngineTomcat Tomcat
WebSphereWebSphere
Office Connect Office Connect ServletServlet
Middle Tier
Web Web PagePage
ss
HTML DataSource
HTTP
System Requirements
• Client side
– IBM Office Connect 3.0
– Windows (95/98, NT 4.0 SP4, 2000 SP1)
– Excel 97 (Excel 2000 for Web edition)
– Informix Client SDK
– Web browser
• Server Side
– Windows or Unix
– Database server
Web Edition
• Java 2 SDK 1.3
• Apache Jakarta Tomcat Java Servlet Engine
• IBM Office Connect Servlet installed into Tomcat
• Install appropriate JDBC drivers (DB2 or JDBC)
• ODBC datasource if using an Access repository.
Office Connect Components
• Project Manager
– Connection Manager
– Model Viewer
– Query Builder
• Repository Manager
• Web Query
Using Office Connect
ToolbarsToolbars
MenusMenus
Project ManagerProject Manager
Refresh Refresh worksheetworksheet
Refresh Refresh workbookworkbook
Repository ManagerRepository Manager
Web QueryWeb Query
Save to DBSave to DB
Update Update RangeRange
Refresh Refresh WorksheetWorksheet
Refresh Refresh RangeRange
Web Web Login Login
and Findand FindWeb LogoutWeb Logout
Run Time ToolbarRun Time Toolbar
Design Time ToolbarDesign Time Toolbar
Connect to a database
Import the Data Model
Model WizardCheckboxes allow you to select Checkboxes allow you to select which tables to include in the which tables to include in the modelmodel
Save the model file so that it Save the model file so that it can be reusedcan be reused
Project Manager and Data Model
Drag a Table to the Worksheet
Populating a Range
A Populated Range
Online Resources
Office Connect 3.0 Tech Brief
http://www-4.ibm.com/software/data/informix/tools/officeconnect/
Office Connect product announcement
http://www.iiug.org/news/prod_alert_16oct01.html
Office Connect Email Discussion List
www.iiug.org, Resources, Discussion Groups
Questions?James EdmistonConsultantQuest Information Systems, [email protected]
Mike TerrellIT SpecialistIBM Data Management [email protected]
