Configure a Connection Profile

From the CData ribbon, click Get Data and select From Sybase connection/s to launch the CData Query window. To setup a new connection, you will have to click the New Sybase Connection button. Here you can set the connection settings, test the connection, and save the connection profile.

Connecting to Sybase

To connect to the Sybase, specify the following connection properties:

• Server: Set this to the name or network address of the Sybase database instance.
• Database: Set this to the name of the Sybase database running on the specified Server.

Optionally, you can also secure your connections with TLS/SSL by setting UseSSL to true.

Authenticating to Sybase

Sybase supports several methods for authentication including basic, Kerberos, and, LDAP.

Basic

Set the AuthScheme to Basic and set the following connection properties to use Sybase authentication.

• User: Set this to the username of the authenticating Sybase user.
• Password: Set this to the username of the authenticating Sybase user.

LDAP

To connect with LDAP authentication, you will need to configure Sybase server-side to use the LDAP authentication mechanism.

After configuring Sybase for LDAP, you can connect using the same credentials as basic authentication.

Kerberos

To leverage Kerberos authentication, begin by enabling it via the following connection property:

• AuthScheme: Set to Kerberos will be used for authentication to Sybase.

See Using Kerberos information regarding the connection properties that need to be set for Kerberos authentication.

You can find an example connection string below:

Server=MyServer;Port=MyPort;User=SampleUser;Password=SamplePassword;Database=MyDB;Kerberos=true;KerberosKDC=MyKDC;KerberosRealm=MYREALM.COM;KerberosSPN=server-name

Connection Properties

The Connection properties describe the various options that can be used to establish a connection.

Managing Connections

After successfully authenticating to Sybase you will be able to customize the data you are importing. To learn more about this, see Managing Connections.

See Also

• Querying Data: Use the data selection wizard to pull data into a spreadsheet. You can also configure scheduled data refresh here.
• Using the Excel Add-In: Find other ways to interact with Sybase data, such as using the available CData Excel Functions.