You can use Third Party OLEDB client applications such as SAP Crystal Reports and Microsoft Excel to access your ClearSCADA database. The data can then be used in reports, spread sheets, other databases, and so on.
We refer to computers that run Third Party OLEDB applications and have Data Access components installed as Third Party OLEDB Clients.
ClearSCADA communicates with OLEDB clients in a similar way as it communicates with ViewX clients. The only difference is that with an OLEDB client, there is a single link between the Data Access components and the OLEDB client. The single link is used for client to server messages and server responses. There is no server advise link for unsolicited messages from the server. For more information, Understanding Client - System and Server Advise Connections.
For a ClearSCADA database to be available to an OLEDB application, the client must have:
- The ClearSCADA Data Access components installed
- At least one ClearSCADA client connection in place.