Magento ODBC Driver for Alteryx Connection

Accessing the Magento database can be fast and seamless by using the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) solution. Providing full interoperability, the ODBC driver for Magento allows you to access live Magento data directly from Alteryx. It enables you to retrieve data to Alteryx, and review and modify these data right in this application.

Magento Key Features

Customization and flexibility
Forecasting and analytics
Files sync and share
Sales automation

Alteryx Key Features

Data blending and preparation
Data integration and ETL
Advanced analytics and predictive modeling
Workflow automation and scheduling

Direct Connection

Our data connector enables various ODBC-aware applications to establish a direct connection to Magento via TCP/IP to eliminate the need for a Magento client. A direct connection increases the speed of data transmission between Alteryx and Magento for real-time analytics. It streamlines the deployment process since there is no need to distribute any additional client-side software with the ODBC driver for Magento.

What are some reasons to choose Devart ODBC Driver for Magento?

Integration

The ODBC driver for Magento is compatible with Alteryx allowing extraction of data by executing SQL statements.

Platforms Variety

ODBC Driver for Magento can be used with 32-bit and 64-bit applications on both x32 and x64 platforms, so there is no need to additionally configure the driver, applications, or environment.

Fully Unicode-Compliant Driver

With our fully Unicode-compliant driver, you can properly retrieve and modify any data in multilingual Magento databases, regardless of their character set: Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Chinese, etc., and in any language environment.

How to Download, Install, and Configure the ODBC Driver for Magento?

Windows

Step 1. Download the driver

Download the driver. Run the installer and follow the instructions in the wizard.

Step 2. Activate the driver

Activate the driver in ODBC Administrator. In the System DSN tab, click the Add button and select the needed driver. Click Finish.

Step 3. Configure the Data Source Name (DSN)

To configure the DSN In the ODBC Data Source Administrator, move to the System DSN tab and select the installed ODBC driver. Click Add. In the appeared Create New Data Source dialog, insert the database connection data. You may test the connectivity by clicking the Test Connection button. To save the DSN, click Ok.

Advantages of Connectivity to Magento from Alteryx via ODBC Driver

Secure Connection

Every operation with Magento becomes significantly faster using such capabilities of our driver as local data caching, connection pooling, and much more.

Working with Alteryx using Multiple Functions

Using Alteryx, you can create tables, add data, select, delete, sort, edit, combine data from several database tables, and find unique values quickly and easily.

ODBC Conformance

The driver fully supports the ODBC interface, its data types, and functions. It offers advanced connection string parameters and allows any ODBC-compliant desktop or web application to connect to Magento from Alteryx on various platforms.

Simple SQL Querying on Alteryx Files

Alteryx processes SQL through its SQL dialect. Using ODBC connection, it is simple to execute different SQL queries to retrieve entire tables or specific columns from Excel, filter data, formate data, numbers, etc.

Cost-Effective Deployment

Installing the driver is easy with the standalone installation file. There is no need in deploying and configuring any additional software which results in a reduction in deployment costs.

Sharing Your Data with Alteryx

You can share your data with other users in Alteryx quickly and easily. Upload your Alteryx data to the SharePoint lists so that it can be available for you and others to use to create reports, data models, dashboards, etc.