Connecting to CSV/Excel

Good Morning,
I'm working with a back-up admin on setting up the CSV/Excel JDBC drivers to enable me to connect VC models to CSV/Excel data.
Can anyone provide a step-by-step (or more detailed description) for the setup steps at: <a href="https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/wiki?path=/display/vc/jdbcConnectionSetup&.">SDN VC - JDBC Connection Setup</a>
After navigating to the described service, the admin is not sure of the next step.
Are the above steps at SDN for NW04s?
Thanks

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https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/VC/Setup+connections
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