Use Excel's Get & Transform (Power Query) experience to connect to an IBM DB2 database.
Warning:
- Select Data Transfer Excel Add-in: 6. If Data Transfer Excel Add-in is not listed, do the following: a) Select Add (see previous screen). B) Browse to the folder where you installed System i Access for Windows. C) Double-click the Shared folder. D) Double-click cwbtfcai.dll.
- In System i Access for Windows V5R4M0 and below, IBM used the Excel Software Development Kit (SDK) to provide the transfer technology between Excel and IBM i machines. With IBM i Access 6.1/7.1, that technology has been updated to use Component Object Model (COM) technology instead of the SDK.
From the command prompt, run EXCEL /X and you will open Excel window as a new instance. The /X command switch forces the creation of a new instance. Right click on the Excel Tab in Windows taskbar keeping the ALT key pressed. And without releasing the ALT key, click on “Microsoft Excel 2013” option from the context menu. Excel will ask you if you require opening Excel as a new instance. You might press YES.
Excel 2013 Transfer Data From Ibm Iseries Server Add-in
Before you can connect to an IBM DB2 database, you need the IBM DB2 Data Server Driver installed on your computer (minimum requirement is the IBM Data Server Driver Package (DS Driver)). Select the driver that matches your Power Query installation (32-bit or 64-bit).
There are known issues reported by IBM installing the IBM DB2 Data Server Driver on Windows 8. If you are using Windows 8 and want to connect to IBM DB2 using Power Query, you need to follow additional installation steps. Find more information about the IBM DB2 Data Server Driver on Windows 8.
Click on the Data tab, then Get Data > From Database > From IBM DB2 Database. If you don't see the Get Data button, then click New Query > From Database > From IBM DB2 Database.
In the Power Query ribbon tab, click From Database > From IBM DB2 Database.
Next
In the IBM DB2 Database dialog box, in Server Name specify the IBM DB2 Database Server to connect to.
If you want to import data using native database query, specify your query in the SQL Statement box. For more information, see Import Data from Database using Native Database Query.
Click OK.
If the IBM DB2 server requires database user credentials:
In the Access a Database dialog box, enter your username and password.
Click Connect.
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