1. How to pull oData Reports in Excel
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2. This presentation will demonstrate the following:
Overview
This presentation will demonstrate the following:
How to get the oData feed link in the Convercent App
How to create an oData report in Excel-2013
Note: We recommend using Excel-2013 as it is more stable, and more User-Friendly when pulling oData. Excel-2010 will work, but has potential stability issues and thus won’t be covered in this guide.

3. How to acquire oData feed links in Convercent
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4. To start the process, click “Reports”.
acquiring oData feed links in Convercent
To start the process, click “Reports”.
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5. acquiring oData feed links in Convercent
You are now in your “Reports” dashboard. To access oData reports, scroll down until you reach the Data Services section.
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6. acquiring oData feed links in Convercent
From here, highlight and copy the link for the oData feed you would like to pull.
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7. Creating ODATA Reports in Excel
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8. Creating ODATA Reports in Excel
Now you will need to open up Excel. Next open up a new blank workbook. Once open, look along the ribbon and click the “Data” tab.
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9. Creating ODATA Reports in Excel
After selecting the “Data” tab, click the “From Other Sources” dropdown menu.
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10. Next, select “ From OData Data Feed” from the dropdown menu.
Creating ODATA Reports in Excel
Next, select “ From OData Data Feed” from the dropdown menu.
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11. Paste in the copied URL from before under “Location of the data feed”.
Creating ODATA Reports in Excel
Paste in the copied URL from before under “Location of the data feed”.
Then under “Log on credentials”, select “Use this name and password”.
Next enter in your login/password credentials.
Then click “Next”
Note: Your credential will be your Convercent Admin login and password.
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12. Creating ODATA Reports in Excel
Select the tables you want, click “Finish”. Your OData report will now load in to Excel.
Note: Connection to the server can be slow, making this window slow to appear.
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13. Creating ODATA Reports in Excel
The final step is to select the form in which you wish to receive your data. Select from the options presented. Your OData report will now load in Excel.
Note: The time it will take to load will depend on
how much data you are pulling. Example, if there
is a lot of data, it will take longer to load.
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14. Below is an example oData report in “Table” form.
Creating ODATA Reports in Excel
Below is an example oData report in “Table” form.
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15. Creating Odata Reports in Excel
Make sure to save your report so that you can continue to use. Once a report has been pulled, you only need to refresh it to get the most recent data. If you would like to know how to refresh your oData report please refer to “Refreshing oData”. If you would like to know how to build interactive PivotTables and PivotCharts, please refer to “How to Build PivotTables and PivotCharts”. Both of these documents can be found in our support portal.
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