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| layout: docs |
| title: Kylin ODBC Driver |
| categories: tutorial |
| permalink: /docs/tutorial/odbc.html |
| since: v0.7.1 |
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| > We provide Kylin ODBC driver to enable data access from ODBC-compatible client applications. |
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| > Both 32-bit version or 64-bit version driver are available. |
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| > Tested Operation System: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 |
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| > Tested Application: Tableau 8.0.4, Tableau 8.1.3 and Tableau 9.1 |
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| ## Prerequisites |
| 1. Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable |
| * For 32 bit Windows or 32 bit Tableau Desktop: Download: [32bit version](http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/B/16B06F60-3B20-4FF2-B699-5E9B7962F9AE/VSU_4/vcredist_x86.exe) |
| * For 64 bit Windows or 64 bit Tableau Desktop: Download: [64bit version](http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/6/B/16B06F60-3B20-4FF2-B699-5E9B7962F9AE/VSU_4/vcredist_x64.exe) |
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| 2. ODBC driver internally gets results from a REST server, make sure you have access to one |
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| ## Installation |
| 1. Uninstall existing Kylin ODBC first, if you already installed it before |
| 2. Download ODBC Driver from [download](../../download/). |
| * For 32 bit Tableau Desktop: Please install KylinODBCDriver (x86).exe |
| * For 64 bit Tableau Desktop: Please install KylinODBCDriver (x64).exe |
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| 3. Both drivers already be installed on Tableau Server, you properly should be able to publish to there without issues |
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| ## DSN configuration |
| 1. Open ODBCAD to configure DSN. |
| * For 32 bit driver, please use the 32bit version in C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe |
| * For 64 bit driver, please use the default "Data Sources (ODBC)" in Control Panel/Administrator Tools |
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| 2. Open "System DSN" tab, and click "Add", you will see KylinODBCDriver listed as an option, Click "Finish" to continue. |
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| 3. In the pop up dialog, fill in all the blanks, The server host is where your Kylin Rest Server is started. |
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| 4. Click "Done", and you will see your new DSN listed in the "System Data Sources", you can use this DSN afterwards. |
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| ## Bug Report |
| Please open Apache Kylin JIRA to report bug, or send to dev mailing list. |
