1. Refreshing oData in Excel
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2. This presentation will demonstrate the following:
Overview
This presentation will demonstrate the following:
How to refresh oData in Excel-2013 manually.
How to set your oData to refresh every time you open the file.
How to set your oData to refresh at timed increments.
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 refresh Odata in Excel Manually
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4. Once in the oData Excel file, find “Data” along the ribbon.
Refreshing odata in excel Manually
Once in the oData Excel file, find “Data” along the ribbon.
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5. Select the “Data” tab, and locate the “Connections” section.
Refreshing odata in excel Manually
Select the “Data” tab, and locate the “Connections” section.
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6. Refreshing odata in excel Manually
Next, select “Refresh All” or an option from the dropdown menu. Then the oData file will refresh with the latest data from the connection.
Note: The time it will take to refresh will depend
on how much data you are refreshing. Example,
if there is a lot of data, it will take longer to load.
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7. Setting OData to refresh when opened
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8. Once in the oData Excel file, find “Data” along the ribbon.
Setting OData to refresh when opened
Once in the oData Excel file, find “Data” along the ribbon.
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9. Select the “Data” tab, and locate the “Connections” section.
Setting OData to refresh when opened
Select the “Data” tab, and locate the “Connections” section.
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10. Setting OData to refresh when opened
Next, select the “Connections” option from inside the “Connections section.
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11. Setting OData to refresh when opened
Highlight the oData feed you want to refresh upon opening. Then select “Properties”.
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12. Setting OData to refresh when opened
Next, select “Refresh data when opening the file”, then “OK”. Now your oData will automatically refresh every time you open this document.
Note: The time it will take to refresh will depend
on how much data you are refreshing. Example,
if there is a lot of data, it will take longer to load.
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13. Setting Odata to refresh at timed intervals
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14. Setting odata to refresh at timed intervals
Repeat the steps from “Setting oData To Refresh When Opened”, until you reach the properties screen again. The window should look like this.
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15. Setting odata to refresh at timed intervals
Next, select the “Refresh Every ___ minutes” option, and fill in how often you would like your data to refresh. Then, select “OK”. Your data will now refresh every “x” minutes, depending on what you chose.
Note: The time it will take to refresh will depend
on how much data you are refreshing. Example,
if there is a lot of data, it will take longer to load.
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