QuickBooks Desktop ODBC Driver for MicroStrategy Connection

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

QuickBooks Desktop Key Features

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

MicroStrategy Key Features

Data connectivity and integration
Scalability and high performance
Real-time analytics
Data visualization and reporting

Native Connectivity to QuickBooks Desktop

Direct Connection

Our data connector enables various ODBC-aware applications to establish a direct connection to QuickBooks Desktop via TCP/IP to eliminate the need for a QuickBooks Desktop client. A direct connection increases the speed of data transmission between MicroStrategy and QuickBooks Desktop 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 QuickBooks Desktop.

What are some reasons to choose Devart ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Desktop?

Integration

ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Desktop is compatible with MicroStrategy allowing extraction of data by executing SQL statements.

Platforms Variety

ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Desktop 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 QuickBooks Desktop databases, regardless of their character set: Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Chinese, etc., and in any language environment.

How to download, install, and configure ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Desktop?

Windows

Step 1. Download and install the driver

Download the driver. Run the installer and follow the instructions in the wizard. Open ODBC Data Sources. In the System DSN tab, click Add. Select the needed driver and click Finish.

Step 2. Activate the driver

In the License tab of the Configuration dialog, click Input Activation Key and enter your key. Click OK.

Step 3. Configure the Data Source Name (DSN)

In the General tab of the Configuration dialog, fill in the fields with the database connection data. To test the connectivity, click Test Connection. To save the DSN, click OK.

Advantages of Connectivity to QuickBooks Desktop from MicroStrategy via ODBC Driver

Secure Connection

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

Working with MicroStrategy using Multiple Functions

Using MicroStrategy, 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 QuickBooks Desktop from MicroStrategy on various platforms.

Simple SQL Querying on MicroStrategy Files

MicroStrategy 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 MicroStrategy

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