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In this blog, we will learn how to add a new data provider to Excel Services Application using PowerShell cmdlets. SharePoint 2013 is a collaboration environment that organizations of all sizes can use to increase the efficiency of business processes.
Excel Service Application
- Excel Services is a business intelligence tool that allows you to share data-connected workbooks across an organization.
- Excel Services in SharePoint Server 2013 is a shared service that you can use to publish Excel 2013 workbooks on SharePoint Server.
Why we use these commands
Excel Services Application loads only workbooks that are stored in a trusted file location.
Steps
- Open your SharePoint Management Shell.
- Copy the below code.
- Run this one.
New-SPExcelDataProvider -ExcelServiceApplication <SPExcelServiceApplicationPipeBind> -ProviderId <String> -ProviderType <Oledb | Odbc | OdbcDsn> [-AssignmentCollection <SPAssignmentCollection>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Description <String>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]]
Example
Get-SPExcelServiceApplication -identity "ExcelServiceApplication" | New-SPExcelDataProvider -providerID "DEMOOLEDB" -ProviderType OleDb -description "This is a DEMO OLEDB provider"
Conclusion
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