1. Advanced SQL/ODBC Configuration
Mike Bianco

2. Agenda: ODBC and Skyward
What is ODBC?
What requires ODBC?
Configuring ODBC for Skyward
Maintenance of ODBC for Skyward

3. What is ODBC?
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) provides a standard software API method for using database management systems (DBMS). The designers of ODBC aimed to make it independent of programming languages, database systems, and operating systems.

4. What requires ODBC? Crystal Reports / Report Viewer
Crystal Enterprise Scheduling software
Skyward PaC and Web Crystal Quick Pick Reports
Custom/3rd Party Interfaces (Special Ed, UMR/Tools4Ever, etc.)
Other 3rd Party Tools (Cognos, Microsoft Reporting Services, etc.)

5. Maintenance of ODBC and Skyward
DBTool’s SQL Width Padding utility should be run weekly.
Update Read-Only User process should be run daily.
Update Statistics process should be run weekly.

6. Monolith 2 Scheduled Tasks
Web product has the ability to configure Read Only user accounts for ODBC.
Monolith 2 can be setup to run scheduled tasks for Read Only User Rights, DBTool utility and Update Statistics process.

7. Creating ODBC Users and Data Source
How do I create a Read-Only SQL User?
FAQ Tutorial:
How do I Schedule Update Read Only ODBC User Task?
FAQ Tutorial:
How to I create a Data Source DSN?
ODBC Install Guide

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