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>> Unfortunately, Tableau's support for OpenEdge ODBC stops at v11.1.1 That is too bad. The ODBC interface to Progress is intended for reporting purposes, just like the kind of thing you are describing. Even if ODBC was working for you, it can be a bit tricky to pull large amounts of data out of Progress. While the Progress OpenEdge database has improved, it was not originally designed to be a SQL-served engine but rather it is an ISAM database that is intended to suit the requirements of ABL programming. Here is a link to the Tableau KB article saying that OpenEdge ODBC is unsupported: kb.tableau.com/.../error-connecting-to-progress-openedge I would guess that if you talked to a Progress sales-rep they would try to sell you "Pro2" for your reporting purposes. That would allow your OE data to be replicated to a another database that is better suited to high-volume, analytical reporting, eg SQL Server. See www.progress.com/.../openedge-pro2 . This Pro2 seems to be fairly popular these days.
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