How to connect to excel sheet and create a universe on top of that

Question

hi,
can any tell me how to connect to excel sheet and create a universe on top of that.what connection should i keep.

Answer 1

Hi Vishal,
Here is how you can create a universe from an excel file:
Here are the steps to follow:
1. Launch Designer, select the Quick Design Wizard if not already open, and click "Begin".
2. Type in a universe name then click "New".
3. Select the Network layer "ODBC Drivers" and then click OK.
4. In the ODBC Drivers window, select the "Login" tab and then type in a name for this connection.
5. Select "Generic ODBC data source" from the drop-down list for database engine.
6. Click the "ODBC Admin" button to define data source name.
7. In the ODBC Data Source Administrator window, click Add.
8. Select "Microsoft Excel Drivers" and click Finish.
9. Enter a data source name.
10. Click "Workbook", select the file you want to access, and click OK.
11. Locate and select the data source name from the drop-down list.
12. Click "Test" to make sure that the server is responding.
You will be back at the Quick Design Wizard "Step 1 of 4". Click the "Next" button and follow through the rest of the steps in order to complete the universe.
-Shreyash