Configuring the ODBC Data Source on Windows

To set up the Connect Service, you must enter the required values to connect to your data center. You must create a Data Source Name (DSN) to add or edit the required values. The standard way to configure the required values is to use the ODBC data source on Windows. However, if you did not follow the standard option to upgrade your driver, you may need to edit an additional attribute using the Windows registry.

Using the ODBC Administrator Tool
Using a Connection String
Using the Windows Registry

To verify your connection attributes, see Verifying the ODBC Driver Installation on Windows.

Using the ODBC Administrator Tool

Use the ODBC administrator tool to set up the values for your Data Source Names.

To use the ODBC administrator tool:

Open the ODBC administrator tool.
Click the System DSN tab.
From the list of System Data Sources, select the NetSuite data source name and click Configure.

If the System Data Sources list doesn’t contain the NetSuite data source, click the Add button, select the NetSuite driver in the drivers list, and click Finish.

On the General tab, set the configuration fields. You can find these values under Your Configuration on the SuiteAnalytics Connect Driver Download page. You can access the SuiteAnalytics Connect Driver Download page using the Set Up Analytics Connect link in the Settings portlet when you are logged in to NetSuite. For more information, see Finding Your Settings Portlet.

The following table describes the configuration fields:

Data Source Setup Fields	Description
Name	Enter a data source name (DSN) to help you identify the connection, for example, NetSuite.
Description	Enter a description.
Account ID	The NetSuite account ID that will access the SuiteAnalytics Connect schema.
Role ID	Role ID corresponding to the Account ID.
Service Host	The Connect Service host name. The host name you should use for your connection is displayed in the Service Host field on the SuiteAnalytics Connect Driver Download page, under Your Configuration. By default, this field is automatically populated. To edit the field, check the Customize box.
Service Port	1708 By default, this field is automatically populated. To edit the field, check the Customize box.
Hostname in Certificate	You should leave the Hostname in Certificate field blank.
Service Data Source	NetSuite2.com To select the data source, use the Browse button. Important: Support ends for the NetSuite.com data source in 2025.1, and it will be removed in 2026.1. Start transitioning to the NetSuite2.com as soon as possible to avoid disruption when this change occurs.
Static Data Model	Check this box to enable the `Static Data Model` attribute, which allows you to see the see the structure and the name of all available record types and fields. For more information about this attribute, see Working with the Static Data Model.
Uppercase Schema	Check this box to enable the `Uppercase` attribute, which changes all record type and field names to uppercase. If you use SuiteAnalytics Connect with applications that are case sensitive and do not support changes in case, you can use the `Uppercase` attribute to avoid case change problems. For more information about this attribute see Using the Uppercase Attribute.

Data Source Setup Fields

Description

Name

Enter a data source name (DSN) to help you identify the connection, for example, NetSuite.

Description

Enter a description.

Account ID

The NetSuite account ID that will access the SuiteAnalytics Connect schema.

Role ID

Role ID corresponding to the Account ID.

Service Host

The Connect Service host name. The host name you should use for your connection is displayed in the Service Host field on the SuiteAnalytics Connect Driver Download page, under Your Configuration.

By default, this field is automatically populated. To edit the field, check the Customize box.

Service Port

1708

By default, this field is automatically populated. To edit the field, check the Customize box.

Hostname in Certificate

You should leave the Hostname in Certificate field blank.

Service Data Source

NetSuite2.com

To select the data source, use the Browse button.

Important:

Support ends for the NetSuite.com data source in 2025.1, and it will be removed in 2026.1. Start transitioning to the NetSuite2.com as soon as possible to avoid disruption when this change occurs.

Static Data Model

Check this box to enable the Static Data Model attribute, which allows you to see the see the structure and the name of all available record types and fields.

For more information about this attribute, see Working with the Static Data Model.

Uppercase Schema

Check this box to enable the Uppercase attribute, which changes all record type and field names to uppercase. If you use SuiteAnalytics Connect with applications that are case sensitive and do not support changes in case, you can use the Uppercase attribute to avoid case change problems.

For more information about this attribute see Using the Uppercase Attribute.

For information about the connection attributes, see Connection Attributes.

Click Test Connect to verify the connection. Use your account username and password to connect.
Click OK.

When you try to connect your external tools to NetSuite using the SuiteAnalytics Connect ODBC driver, in addition to the settings you configured in the ODBC Administrator tool, you may need to provide a user ID (or user name) and a password for your connection. You can use your NetSuite account email address and password as the user ID and password for your connection.

Important:

Tracing is an optional feature available in the ODBC Administrator tool that creates a log of all the calls to ODBC drivers. If you enable tracing, you might experience significantly slower performance when accessing the Connect Service using the ODBC driver.

Using a Connection String

When you installed the driver and verified the data source settings, you can configure your applications to access the SuiteAnalytics Connect service. One of the options is to connect your application using a connection string. To learn more about connection strings, see Connecting Using a Connection String.

Using the Windows Registry

This action is only required if you uninstalled the old driver and kept the existing DSNs. The old DSNs do not include the required attribute for the latest driver and you need to use the Windows registry to add the AllowSinglePacketLogout attribute. If you upgraded your driver using the preferred option this action is not required. Fore more information, see Upgrading the Connect Driver.

To use the Windows registry:

Open the Registry Editor application.
Locate the ODBC.ini folder.

Note:
When you configure your driver, some systems allow you to create a User DSN or a System DSN, and some systems allow you to choose between both. This depends on the permissions on your machine. There are no relevant differences between User DSNs and System DSNs. However, the location of the INI file that you must edit changes.

For most Windows versions, do the following:
- For System DSNs, go to the following folders:
  - For 64-bit drivers, go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI
  - For 32-bit drivers, go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ODBC\ODBC.INI
- For User DSNs in 64-bit and 32-bit drivers go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBC.INI
To create the AllowSinglePacketLogout attribute, right-click the ODBC.ini folder, and select New > String Value.

Note:
If the folder includes the AllowSinglePacketLogout attribute, right-click the attribute to modify the value.
In the Name column, enter AllowSinglePacketLogout.
Right-click AllowSinglePacketLogout and select Modify. In the Value data field, enter 1.