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Summary: Configure Excel Online data refresh by using Secure Store and an external Office Data Connection (ODC) file.

Excel Online provides two methods of using Secure Store Service to refresh the external data source in a workbook:

• You can specify a Secure Store target application in a workbook. (This is known as an embedded connection.) For more information, see Configure Excel Online data refresh by using embedded data connections in Office Online Server.

• You can use an Office Data Connection (ODC) file that specifies a Secure Store target application. This article describes how to do this.

By using an ODC file for your data connection, you separate your Excel workbooks from the data connection information. This allows you to share a single ODC file among multiple workbooks and also allows you to centrally manage your data connections.

Before you can use Excel Online with an ODC file, you must have installed Office Online Server and configured it to work with SharePoint Server. To use an ODC file, you must also configure server-to-server authentication between Office Online Server and SharePoint Server.

Using Excel Online with an ODC file consists of the following steps:

Configure a data access account

You must have an account that can be granted access to the data source to which you want to connect your Excel workbook. This can be an Active Directory account, a SQL Server logon, or other set of credentials as required by your data source. This account will be stored in Secure Store.

After you have created the account, the next step is to grant that account read access to the required data. (in this article, we use the example of accessing a SQL Server database through an Active Directory account. If you are using a data source other than SQL Server, see the instructions for your data source to create a logon with data read permissions for the data access account.)

Follow these steps to create a SQL Server logon and grant Read access to the database.

To create a SQL Server logon for the data access account

1. In SQL Server Management Studio, connect to the database engine.

2. In Object Explorer, expand Security.

3. Right-click Logins, and then click New Login.

4. In the Login name box, type the name of the Active Directory account that you created for data access.

5. In the Select a page section, click User Mapping.

6. Select the Map check box for the database that you want to provide access to, and then, in the Database role membership for: section, select the db_datareader check box.

7. Click OK.

Now that you have created a data access account and granted it access to a data source, the next step is to create a Secure Store target application.

Create a Secure Store target application

You must create a target application in Secure Store that contains the credentials that you created for data access. This target application can then be specified in an ODC file and will be used by Excel Online when it refreshes data in the workbook.

Phantom cine toolkit keygen mac. When you create the target application, you have to specify which users will be authorized to use the credentials stored in Secure Store. You can list users individually, or you can use an Active Directory group. We recommend that you use an Active Directory group for ease of administration.

Note

The users that you list in the target application do not have direct access to the stored credentials. Instead, Excel Online uses the credentials on their behalf to refresh data in>

Use the following procedure to set the credentials for the target application.

To set the credentials for the target application

1. On the Secure Store Service Application page, in the Target Application ID column, point to the target application that you just created, click the arrow that appears, and then click Set Credentials.

2. Type the user name and password of the data access account.

3. Click OK.

Once you have set the credentials for the target application, the target application is ready to use. The next step is to create an ODC file that specifies this target application for Excel Online data refresh.

Create and publish an ODC file

Now that the Secure Store target application is configured, the next step is to create the ODC file and publish it to a SharePoint Server 2016 library. Use the following procedure to create an ODC file that specifies the target application that you just created.

To create and publish an ODC file

1. In Excel, on the Data tab, in the Get External Data section, click From Other Sources, and then select your data source.

2. Complete the wizard to create a data connection to your data source.

3. On the Data tab, click Connections.

4. On the Workbook Connections dialog box, select the connection that you just created, and then click Properties.

5. On the Connection Properties dialog box, on the Definition tab, click Authentication Settings.

6. On the Excel Services Authentication Settings dialog box, select the Use a stored account option, and in the Application ID box, type the Application ID of the Secure Store target application that you created.

7. Click OK.

8. On the Connection Properties dialog box, click Export Connection File.

9. Save the ODC file to a data connection or document library on your farm.

Configure an Excel workbook to use the published ODC file as a data connection

In order for a workbook to use the ODC file that you just created, you must connect to it as a data source. Once it is connected, you can publish the workbook to a SharePoint Server 2016 document library and it will maintain its connection to the ODC file. Excel Online then uses the connection information specified in the ODC file when it refreshes data in the workbook.

Use the following procedure to connect to the ODC file in Excel.

To use an ODC file as a data source in Excel

1. In Excel, on the Data tab, in the Get External Data section, click Existing Connections.

2. On the Existing Connections dialog box, click Browse for More.

3. On the Select Data Source dialog box, in the URL box, type the URL for the library where you saved the ODC file, and then press Enter.

   Note

   It may take several moments for the list to refresh with content from the specified location.

4. On the list of Data Connections, select the ODC file that you saved, and then click Open.

5. On the Import Data dialog box, select the PivotTable Report or PivotChart and PivotTable Report option, and then click OK.

6. On the Data tab, click Connections.

7. On the Workbook Connections dialog box, select the connection that you just opened, and then click Properties.

8. On the Connection Properties dialog box, on the Definition tab, select the Always use connection file check box, and then click OK.

   Note

   This ensures that the connection file that you connected to will be used rather than the embedded connection information.

9. Click Close.

Once you have completed the data connection wizard, you can create your report and then publish it to a document library. When the workbook is rendered using Excel Online, Excel Online uses the connection information specified in the ODC file to refresh the data.

See also

Corruption of MS Excel files is a common occurrence. It is seen that a corrupt Excel file throws an error message when you try to open it, start editing it, or perform other such activities on it. Some of the common error messages that an MS Excel user encounters when his Excel sheet gets corrupt are:

• 'Excel unable to read file'
• 'Microsoft Excel has encountered a problem and needs to close.'
• 'This file is not in a recognizable format.'
• 'The file is corrupt and cannot be opened'
• 'Excel found unreadable content in (filename)'
• 'File name is not valid.'
• 'abc.xls file cannot be accessed. The file may be read only.'

Generally, the occurrence of these errors causes complete inaccessibility of all the data stored in it. Mentioned below are the causes of corruption of MS Excel file:

Causes:

• Virus infection
• Sudden power outage
• Shutting down the system without closing MS Excel properly

Resolutions: Efficient resolutions to rectify various Excel corruption errors are:

Use 'Open and Repair' Utility: This is an inbuilt utility of Excel that repairs corrupt Excel file and restores all its data. Mentioned below are the steps to use this tool:

• Open Excel, and on the 'File' menu, click 'Open'.
• The 'Open' dialog box pops up. Select the file that you want to open and click the arrow provided on the 'Open' button.
• A list of various options opens. Select 'Open and Repair'

Save the File in HTML Format: This method is useful when you can open your Excel file. Open your Excel sheet and go to 'Save As'. Choose 'Other Formats' from the list of options generated. Select 'Web Page' from the available options. Ensure that your complete workbook is selected, and then click 'Save'. However, by using this format, loss of formatting in your Excel file is quite possible. Click 'Yes' to confirm this warning or 'Help' to know more about it. After that, locate your Excel file, right-click on it, and choose 'Open with >> Microsoft Office Excel'. Then go to 'Save As' and select 'Excel' format from the drop-down list. You can change the name of this file to avoid confusion and then click 'Save'.

Professional Excel Recovery Software: If none of the above-mentioned methods is able to do any needful to you, then use of professional Excel recovery software is recommended. These efficient utility repairs corrupt MS Excel sheets without causing any modification in their original content and formatting. The simple three-step procedure of the software to perform the recovery of corrupt MS Excel file does not let you feel that you are new to it or a non-technical computer user. Click here for detailed description of the recovery steps of the software.

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