Active Directory Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live Active Directory data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live Active Directory data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live Active Directory data.

Integration Use-Cases

Click below to jump to articles related to specific integration use-case.

Artificial Intelligence - agents, chatbots, and workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, n8n, crewAI, etc.)
Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Artificial Intelligence

Product	Technology	Article Title
Agentforce	Connect AI	Connecting Agentforce with Active Directory Data
Azure AI Foundry	Connect AI	Use Azure AI Foundry to Talk to Your Active Directory Data
Boomi AgentStudio	Connect AI	Integrating Boomi AgentStudio with Active Directory Data
ChatGPT	Connect AI	Connect Active Directory Data to ChatGPT
Claude Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Active Directory Data in Claude Desktop
Claude Code	Connect AI	How to Query Live Active Directory in Claude Code
Claude.ai	Connect AI	Use Claude.ai to Talk to Your Active Directory Data
Cline (VS Code)	MCP Server	How to Access Live Active Directory Data in Visual Studio Code via Cline
crewAI	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Active Directory Data from crewAI Agents
Cursor	Connect AI	Integrate Cursor with Live Active Directory Data
Databricks Agent Bricks	Connect AI	Use Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to Active Directory Data
Dataiku	Connect AI	Integrating Dataiku with Active Directory Data
Flowise	Connect AI	How to Connect Flowise AI Agents to Live Active Directory Data
Gemini (CLI)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Active Directory Data from Gemini CLI
Gemini Enterprise	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Active Directory Data from Gemini Enterprise
Google ADK	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Active Directory Data from Google ADK Agents
Google Vertex AI	Connect AI	Integrate Google Vertex AI Agents with Live Active Directory Data
Gumloop	Connect AI	Integrating Gumloop with Active Directory Data
IBM watsonx Orchestrate	Connect AI	Build AI Agents with Active Directory Data in IBM watsonx Orchestrate
Langchain	Connect AI	Integrating LangChain with Active Directory Data
LangGraph	Connect AI	Integrating LangGraph with Active Directory Data
Mastra	Connect AI	Connecting Mastra with Active Directory Data
Mistral (Le Chat)	Connect AI	Connect Active Directory Data to Mistral
MS Copilot Studio	Connect AI	Connect Active Directory Data to Microsoft Copilot Studio
n8n	Connect AI	Build Active Directory-Connected Workflows and AI Agents in n8n
OpenAI SDK (Python)	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Active Directory Data from OpenAI Python Applications
Python MCP Server	Python	Connect Active Directory to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server
Relevance AI	Connect AI	Build Agents in Relevance AI with Access to Live Active Directory Data
Sourcegraph Amp	Connect AI	How to Connect to Live Active Directory Data from Sourcegraph Amp

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze Active Directory in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Alteryx Designer	Connect AI	Work with Live Active Directory Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect AI)
Amazon QuickSight	Connect AI	Build Interactive Dashboards from Active Directory Data in Amazon QuickSight
Amazon SageMaker	Connect AI	Integrate Live Active Directory data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze Active Directory Data in Databricks (AWS)
Azure Analysis Services	Connect AI	Model Active Directory Data Using Azure Analysis Services
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of Active Directory in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on Active Directory
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with Active Directory in Clear Analytics
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)	Connect AI	Analyze Active Directory Data in Cognos Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Active Directory in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from Active Directory in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with Active Directory in Dundas BI
FineReport	JDBC	Feed Active Directory into FineReport
Gecokboard	Connect AI	Create Dashboards and Visualize Live Active Directory Data in Geckoboard
Google Sheets	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Active Directory Data in Google Sheets
Grafana	Connect AI	Create Active Directory-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with Active Directory
Infragistics Reveal	Connect AI	Analyze Active Directory Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServer	JDBC	Create Active Directory Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with Active Directory in JReport Designer
Klipfolio	Connect AI	Create Active Directory-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the Active Directory JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with Active Directory in LINQPad
Looker	Connect AI	Analyze Active Directory Data in Looker
Looker Studio	Connect AI	Create Reports from Active Directory Data in Looker Studio
Metabase	Connect AI	Create Interactive Active Directory-Connected Metabase Dashboards
Microsoft Excel	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Active Directory Data in Excel Desktop
Microsoft Excel for the Web	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live Active Directory Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from Active Directory
MicroStrategy	Connect AI	Connect to Live Active Directory Data in MicroStrategy through Connect AI
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory in MicroStrategy Web
Mode Analytics	Connect AI	Create Active Directory-Connected Visualizations in Mode
OBIEE	JDBC	Active Directory Reporting in OBIEE with the Active Directory JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize Active Directory in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate Active Directory in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time Active Directory
Power BI Service	Connect AI	Visualize Live Active Directory Data in the Power BI Service
Power Pivot	Connect AI	Access Active Directory Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power Query	Connect AI	Access Active Directory Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik Cloud	Connect AI	Create Apps from Active Directory Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query Active Directory in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze Active Directory in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze Active Directory in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in RapidMiner
Redash	Connect AI	Query, Visualize, and Share live Active Directory Data in Redash
SAP Analytics Cloud	Connect AI	Analyze Active Directory Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with Active Directory in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAP Crystal Reports	Connect AI	Publish Reports with Active Directory in Crystal Reports (Connect AI)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Active Directory in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for Active Directory in SAS JMP
SAS Viya	Connect AI	Analyze Live Active Directory Data in SAS Viya
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live Active Directory in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize Active Directory in Tableau Desktop
Tableau	Connect AI	Visualize Active Directory in Tableau Desktop (Connect AI)
Tableau Cloud	Connect AI	Build Active Directory Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish Active Directory-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
ThoughtSpot	Connect AI	Model, Search, and Visualize Live Active Directory Data in ThoughtSpot
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize Active Directory in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on Active Directory from Spotfire Server
Visio	ODBC	Link Visio Shapes to Active Directory
Zoho Analytics	Connect AI	Create Active Directory-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Airbyte	Connect AI	Connect to Active Directory Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Amazon S3
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge Active Directory Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with Active Directory using Apache Camel
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge Active Directory Connectivity with Apache NiFi
Apache NiFi Batch Operations	JDBC	Perform Batch Operations with Active Directory Data in Apache NiFi
AWS Glue	Connect AI	Build ETL Jobs with Active Directory Data in AWS Glue Jobs
Azure Data Factory	Connect AI	Import Active Directory Data Using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Azure Synapse
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate Active Directory to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Databricks
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with Active Directory in ETL Validator
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with Active Directory in FoxPro
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Active Directory-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Google Data Fusion	Connect AI	Build Pipelines with Live Active Directory Data in Google Cloud Data Fusion (CData Connect AI)
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate Active Directory for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate Active Directory in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for Active Directory
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Access	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft Excel	Excel	Transfer Data from Excel to Active Directory
Microsoft Power Automate	Connect AI	Build Active Directory-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric}
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL Active Directory in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Oracle
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate Active Directory in Pentaho Data Integration
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load Active Directory in Python
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to PostgreSQL
Replicate to MySQL	PowerShell	Replicate Active Directory to MySQL with PowerShell
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate Active Directory with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
SnapLogic	Connect AI	Integration with Active Directory Data in SnapLogic (Connect AI)
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to Snowflake
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to SQL Server
SQL Server Linked Server	Connect AI	Connect to Active Directory Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to SQLite
Talend	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to Active Directory in UiPath Studio
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous Active Directory Replication to a Vertica Database
Workato	Connect AI	Build Automated Workflows with Live Active Directory Data in Workato
Zapier	Connect AI	Build Automated Active Directory-Connected Workflows in Zapier

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
Access Linked Tables	ODBC	Update Active Directory with a Microsoft Access Linked Table
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for Active Directory (JDBC)
APOS Live Data Gateway	Connect AI	Build Semantic Layer Views for Active Directory Data (Connect AI)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for Active Directory in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access Active Directory as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for Active Directory
Salesforce Connect	Connect AI	Edit and Search Active Directory External Objects in Salesforce Connect
Salesforce External Services	Connect AI	Connect to Active Directory through External Services in Salesforce
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	Connect AI	Connect to Active Directory Data using PolyBase with Connect AI
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live Active Directory Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live Active Directory Data in AWS Lambda
Axios	Connect AI	Build Active Directory-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect AI
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to Active Directory
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop Active Directory-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with Active Directory in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheet	Connect AI	Create Active Directory-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Bubble.io	Connect AI	Build Active Directory-Connected Apps in Bubble
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Active Directory Data in C++Builder
Choreo	Connect AI	Build Custom Apps on Active Directory Data in Choreo
Claude Code	MCP Server	Build Active Directory-Powered Applications in Claude Code with CData Code Assist MCP
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query Active Directory in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query Active Directory in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Cursor	MCP Server	Build Active Directory-Powered Applications in Cursor with CData Code Assist MCP
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on Active Directory
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to Active Directory Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind Active Directory to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access Active Directory with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to Active Directory
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to Active Directory
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to Active Directory from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to Active Directory from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Gemini Code Assist	MCP Server	Build Active Directory-Powered Applications in Gemini Code Assist with CData Code Assist MCP
GitHub Copilot	MCP Server	Build Active Directory-Powered Applications in GitHub Copilot with CData Code Assist MCP
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with Active Directory on Linux
Google Apps Script	Connect AI	Connect to Active Directory Data in Google Apps Script
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with Active Directory Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for Active Directory using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMine	JDBC	Integrate Active Directory with JetBrains RubyMine
Jitterbit	Connect AI	Integrate with Live Active Directory Data in Jitterbit
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate Active Directory Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	Connect AI	Build Active Directory-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect AI)
Mendix	JDBC	Build Active Directory-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
Microsoft Power Apps	Connect AI	Integrate Live Active Directory Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJS	Connect AI	Query Active Directory Data in Node.js (via Connect AI)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query Active Directory through ODBC in Node.js
OutSystems	Connect AI	Create Active Directory-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
Perplexity Desktop	MCP Server	How to Query Live Active Directory Data in Perplexity Desktop
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to Active Directory in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to Active Directory from PowerBuilder
PowerShell	PowerShell	Pipe Active Directory to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for Active Directory in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory in Python on Linux/UNIX
Retool	Connect AI	Build Active Directory-Connected Apps in Retool
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory in Ruby
RunMyProcess	Connect AI	Connect to Active Directory Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build Active Directory-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live Active Directory Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access Active Directory in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for Active Directory in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
Unqork	Connect AI	Create Active Directory-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for Active Directory
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import Active Directory Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live Active Directory Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury Active Directory Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage Active Directory in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to Active Directory in DBArtisan
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in DBVisualizer
HeidiSQL	Connect AI	Connect to Active Directory Data in HeidiSQL
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add Active Directory to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query Active Directory in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate Active Directory Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to Active Directory in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live Active Directory Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access Active Directory in Anypoint Using SQL
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Connect AI	Build Active Directory-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Power Automate	Connect AI	Integrate Active Directory Data into Power Automate Automated Tasks
SSIS Export	SSIS	Export Data from SQL Server to Active Directory through SSIS
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import Active Directory Data into SQL Server using SSIS
SSIS Lookup	SSIS	Insert New or Update Existing Active Directory Records from SQL Server

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