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⇱ How to Use a Microsoft Access Database to Update Azure Active Directory Data in Real Time

How to Use a Microsoft Access Database to Update Azure Active Directory Data in Real Time

👁 Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
Update Azure Active Directory data by creating a linked table in Microsoft Access with the CData Azure Active Directory ODBC Driver.

CData ODBC drivers connect your data to any database management tool that supports Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). This includes many of the most popular productivity tools, adding new capabilities for document sharing and collaboration. Using the CData ODBC driver for Azure Active Directory, you can update live Azure Active Directory data in Microsoft Access; for example, you can make updates that can be immediately seen by other users.

Connect to Azure Active Directory as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

Azure Active Directory uses the OAuth authentication standard. To authenticate using OAuth, create an app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties. See the OAuth section in the Help documentation for an authentication guide.

Create a Linked Table to Domains Data

Follow the steps below to create a linked table, which enables you to access live Domains data.

  1. On the External Data tab in Access, click ODBC Database. 👁 Use the Get External Data wizard to work with ODBC data sources in Access.
  2. Select the option to link to the data source. A linked table will enable you to read from and write data to the Domains table. 👁 Linked Tables enable you use the live connection to Azure Active Directory that is provided by the driver.

  3. Select the CData Azure Active Directory data source from the Machine Data Source tab.

    👁 DSNs listed in the Get External Data wizard.
  4. Select the Domains table. For more information on this table, see the "Data Model" chapter in the help documentation. 👁 Available tables. (Google is shown.)

  5. Double-click the linked table to make edits. The linked table will always have up-to-date data and any changes will be reflected back to the underlying table.

    👁 A linked table to the live data. (Google is shown.)

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Azure Active Directory ODBC Driver

The Azure Active Directory ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Azure Active Directory, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Azure Active Directory data like you would a database - read, write, and update Azure Active Directory 0, etc. through a standard ODBC Driver interface.