DI-ODBC (Dimensional Insight ODBC Driver) is an ODBC driver that can retrieve Spectre data from DiveLine. ODBC-capable applications can use the driver to make queries against a DiveLine server, as specified by a connection string or a configured DSN.
With the addition of DI-ODBC, Diver Platform becomes an open architecture. Analysts can use their tool of choice to examine cBase data. Examples for usage include:
- Synchronizing data into an Excel spreadsheet
- Using the Spectre engine to feed an alternative graphing tool
- Dumping cBase data to import into another application
The driver can be used to query a cBase, cPlan, or Dive script. Queries are made using SQL syntax.
DI-ODBC is available for Windows, in 32- and 64-bit versions which are installed together by an MSI-based installer. The driver's version is 7.1, but it can connect to both 7.1 and 7.0 DiveLines. Note however, when connecting to 7.0 some features will be unavailable.
NOTE: DI-ODBC requires a special license and users need to be configured on the server.
Limitations
This driver does not support all of the SQL language. See DI-ODBC SQL Grammar Quick Reference for what kinds of queries it does support.
When connecting to DiveLine version 7.0, DI-ODBC cannot fetch data from cbase files. It can use cplan files, but it cannot access the input_ tables in cPlans. (See Source Type Details for the Driver.) It can use dive files with no restrictions. If you need to connect to a cBase on a 7.0 server you can create a cPlan that references the cBase, but you cannot fetch non-aggregated data.
To get the most out of cBases and cPlans, DI-ODBC requires DiveLine version 7.1.
To connect to a Measure Factory, use the cPlan at /factory-output/__internal/all-measures.cplan. Each view will be exposed as an input_<view name> table.