4 ways to merge ibm i data with microsoft excel
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4 Ways to Merge IBM i Datawith Microsoft Excel
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
Introductions
Mike StegemanSr. Data Access Consultant
Heath KathSr. Data Access Consultant
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Today’s speaker:
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
Agenda
• The Power of Sequel • Sequel and Excel• Demonstration
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
The Power of Sequel
• Access data from different systems– DB2 data on IBM i or other platform– Microsoft SQL Server– Oracle– MySQL– Microsoft Access/Excel– Security—No ODBC
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
• Create Inquiries (Views)- Create calculated fields- Add subtotals/grand totals- Detail or summary- Conditional highlighting of data- Export data to Excel
The Power of Sequel
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
The Power of Sequel
• Create Scripts or Script Views– Merge data from different sources– Script Views are more flexible– CLP-type functionality
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
The Power of Sequel
• Create graphs over data– Interactive– On dashboard– Saved with shortcut
• Create gauges on dashboard
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
• The Power of Sequel • Sequel and Excel• Demonstration
Agenda
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
Sequel and Excel
1. Use Toolbar Option on Display Resultsa. From ViewPoint (PC GUI)b. From Sequel Web Interface (browser)
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
2. From Excel, use ViewPoint Add-ina. Multiple Sequel objects to one spreadsheet, on the
sameor different tabs
b. Views can refresh Excel datac. Excel calculations adjust with new data
Sequel and Excel
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
3. Use Excel file as data source in View
a. One ‘Database’ setting for each spreadsheetb. Multiple Tabs as ‘tables’ in VP Designc. Sequel options available (calcs, JOINS, create PDF
(for Script to merge with DB/2 data)
New in Sequel Version 11.03 (R11M03) ViewPoint 11.15.317 (November 2015)
Sequel and Excel
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
4. Push Excel file out for business users
a. Scheduled Script or Commandb. Email file to recipientsc. Create file on common folder for users to open
Sequel and Excel
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
• The Power of Sequel • Sequel and Excel• Demonstration
Agenda
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
Demonstration
• User downloads results• Excel plug-in• Excel as data source in Sequel • Schedule job pushing Excel file
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
Summary
• Sequel and Excel – Users get file– From Excel plug-in– Excel as data source– Job pushes data out to Excel
• Business User Empowerment
Charts &Graphs
PivotTables
Remote Database
Access
CustomReports
ScriptingBrowserAccess
Executive Dashboards
Report Distribution
Queries &Views
Drill-DownData Analysis
Easily Access and Share Data
SEQUEL DataWarehouse
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
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4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
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Heath KathSr. Data Access Consultant
Mike StegemanSr. Data Access Consultant
4 Ways to Merge IBM i Data with Microsoft Excel
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