DB2 Integration Guides and Tutorials

Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live DB2 data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live DB2 data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live DB2 data.

Integration Use-Cases

Click below to jump to articles related to specific integration use-case.

Artificial Intelligence


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
AgentforceConnect AIConnecting Agentforce with DB2 Data
AgnoConnect AIUse Agno to Talk to Your DB2 Data
Sourcegraph AmpConnect AIHow to Connect to Live DB2 Data from Sourcegraph Amp
AntigravityConnect AIIntegrate Google's Antigravity Agent with Live DB2 Data
Boomi AgentStudioConnect AIIntegrating Boomi AgentStudio with DB2 Data
ChatGPTConnect AIConnect DB2 Data to ChatGPT
Claude Agent SDKConnect AIHow to Connect to Live DB2 Data from Claude Agent SDK
Claude CodeConnect AIHow to Query Live DB2 in Claude Code
Claude.aiConnect AIUse Claude.ai to Talk to Your DB2 Data
ClineConnect AIIntegrate Cline with Live DB2 Data
MS Copilot StudioConnect AIConnect DB2 Data to Microsoft Copilot Studio
crewAIConnect AIHow to Connect to Live DB2 Data from crewAI Agents
CursorConnect AIIntegrate Cursor with Live DB2 Data
Databricks Agent BricksConnect AIUse Databricks Agent Bricks to Talk to DB2 Data
DataikuConnect AIIntegrating Dataiku with DB2 Data
DifyConnect AIIntegrate Dify with Live DB2 Data via CData Connect AI
ElevenLabsConnect AIBuild Voice Agents in ElevenLabs with Access to Live DB2 Data
EmergentConnect AIAccess Live DB2 Data in Emergent
FlowiseConnect AIHow to Connect Flowise AI Agents to Live DB2 Data
Azure AI FoundryConnect AIUse Azure AI Foundry to Talk to Your DB2 Data
Gemini EnterpriseConnect AIHow to Connect to Live DB2 Data from Gemini Enterprise
Gemini (CLI)Connect AIHow to Connect to Live DB2 Data from Gemini CLI
GenSparkConnect AIConnecting GenSpark with DB2 Data
Google ADKConnect AIHow to Connect to Live DB2 Data from Google ADK Agents
Google Vertex AIConnect AIIntegrate Google Vertex AI Agents with Live DB2 Data
GooseConnect AIIntegrate Goose with Live DB2 Data via CData Connect AI
GrokConnect AIUse Grok to Talk to Your DB2 Data
GumloopConnect AIIntegrating Gumloop with DB2 Data
IBM watsonx OrchestrateConnect AIBuild AI Agents with DB2 Data in IBM watsonx Orchestrate
LangchainConnect AIIntegrating LangChain with DB2 Data
LangGraphConnect AIIntegrating LangGraph with DB2 Data
LibreChatConnect AIIntegrate LibreChat with Live DB2 Data
LlamaIndexConnect AIIntegrating LlamaIndex with DB2 Data
Manus AIConnect AIUse Manus AI to Talk to Your DB2 Data
MastraConnect AIConnecting Mastra with DB2 Data
Mistral (Le Chat)Connect AIConnect DB2 Data to Mistral
MoonlitConnect AIConnecting Moonlit Workflow with DB2 Data
n8nConnect AIBuild DB2-Connected Workflows and AI Agents in n8n
OpenAI SDK (Python)Connect AIHow to Connect to Live DB2 Data from OpenAI Python Applications
OpenCodeConnect AIIntegrate OpenCode with Live DB2 Data via CData Connect AI
Open WebUIConnect AIIntegrate Open WebUI with Live DB2 Data
Relevance AIConnect AIBuild Agents in Relevance AI with Access to Live DB2 Data
Roo CodeConnect AIAccess Live DB2 Data in Roo Code
Theia IDEConnect AIIntegrate Theia IDE with Live DB2 Data
WindsurfConnect AIIntegrate Live DB2 Data in the Windsurf IDE
ZedConnect AIQuery Live DB2 Data in Zed Editor
Python MCP ServerPythonConnect DB2 to AI Assistants With the CData Python MCP Server

Back to top

Business Intelligence & Analytics


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
LINQPadADO.NETWorking with DB2 in LINQPad
TIBCO SpotfireADO.NETVisualize DB2 in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
Microsoft SSASADO.NETBuild an OLAP Cube in SSAS from DB2
Azure Analysis ServicesConnect AIModel DB2 Data Using Azure Analysis Services
ACL AnalyticsConnect AIConnect to DB2 Data in ACL Analytics
Alteryx DesignerConnect AIWork with Live DB2 Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect AI)
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)Connect AIAnalyze DB2 Data in Cognos Analytics
SAP Crystal ReportsConnect AIPublish Reports with DB2 in Crystal Reports (Connect AI)
GeckoboardConnect AICreate Dashboards and Visualize Live DB2 Data in Geckoboard
Looker StudioConnect AICreate Reports from DB2 Data in Looker Studio
GrafanaConnect AICreate DB2-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
Infragistics RevealConnect AIAnalyze DB2 Data in Infragistics Reveal
KlipfolioConnect AICreate DB2-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
LookerConnect AIAnalyze DB2 Data in Looker
MetabaseConnect AICreate Interactive DB2-Connected Metabase Dashboards
MicroStrategyConnect AIConnect to Live DB2 Data in MicroStrategy through Connect AI
Mode AnalyticsConnect AICreate DB2-Connected Visualizations in Mode
Power PivotConnect AIAccess DB2 Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power QueryConnect AIAccess DB2 Data in Microsoft Power Query
Power BI ServiceConnect AIVisualize Live DB2 Data in the Power BI Service
Qlik CloudConnect AICreate Apps from DB2 Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
Amazon QuickSightConnect AIBuild Interactive Dashboards from DB2 Data in Amazon QuickSight
RedashConnect AIQuery, Visualize, and Share live DB2 Data in Redash
SAP Analytics CloudConnect AIAnalyze DB2 Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
Amazon SageMakerConnect AIIntegrate Live DB2 data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
SAS ViyaConnect AIAnalyze Live DB2 Data in SAS Viya
TableauConnect AIVisualize DB2 in Tableau Desktop (Connect AI)
Tableau CloudConnect AIBuild DB2 Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
ThoughtSpotConnect AIModel, Search, and Visualize Live DB2 Data in ThoughtSpot
Zoho AnalyticsConnect AICreate DB2-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics
Aqua Data StudioJDBCConnect to DB2 in Aqua Data Studio
AWS DatabricksJDBCProcess & Analyze DB2 Data in Databricks (AWS)
BirstJDBCBuild Visualizations of DB2 in Birst
BIRTJDBCDesign BIRT Reports on DB2
SAP Crystal ReportsJDBCPublish Reports with DB2 in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
FineReportJDBCFeed DB2 into FineReport
JasperServerJDBCCreate DB2 Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI SuiteJDBCConnect to DB2 in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport DesignerJDBCIntegrate with DB2 in JReport Designer
KNIMEJDBCEnable the DB2 JDBC Driver in KNIME
Microstrategy DesktopJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for DB2 in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy WebJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for DB2 in MicroStrategy Web
MicroStrategyJDBCUse the CData JDBC Driver for DB2 in MicroStrategy
OBIEEJDBCDB2 Reporting in OBIEE with the DB2 JDBC Driver
Pentaho Report DesignerJDBCIntegrate DB2 in the Pentaho Report Designer
RJDBCAnalyze DB2 in R (JDBC)
RapidMinerJDBCConnect to DB2 in RapidMiner
SAP Business ObjectsJDBCCreate an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for DB2
SisenseJDBCVisualize Live DB2 in Sisense
Spago BIJDBCConnect to DB2 in SpagoBI
TIBCO Spotfire ServerJDBCOperational Reporting on DB2 from Spotfire Server
Alteryx DesignerODBCPrepare, Blend, and Analyze DB2 in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Clear AnalyticsODBCBuild Charts with DB2 in Clear Analytics
IBM Cognos BIODBCCreate Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with DB2
DBxtraODBCBuild Dashboards with DB2 in DBxtra
DomoODBCCreate Datasets from DB2 in Domo Workbench
Dundas BIODBCBuild Dashboards with DB2 in Dundas BI
QlikViewODBCConnect to and Query DB2 in QlikView over ODBC
RODBCAnalyze DB2 in R (ODBC)
SAS JMPODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for DB2 in SAS JMP
SASODBCUse the CData ODBC Driver for DB2 in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
VisioODBCLink Visio Shapes to DB2
Power BI DesktopPower BIAuthor Power BI Reports on Real-Time DB2
pandasPythonUse pandas to Visualize DB2 in Python
Microsoft Excel for the WebConnect SpreadsheetsAccess Live DB2 Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft ExcelConnect SpreadsheetsAccess Live DB2 Data in Excel Desktop
Google SheetsConnect SpreadsheetsAccess Live DB2 Data in Google Sheets
TableauTableauVisualize DB2 in Tableau Desktop
Tableau ServerTableauPublish DB2-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server

Back to top

ETL & Replication


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
Azure Data FactoryConnect AIImport DB2 Data Using Azure Data Factory
AirbyteConnect AIConnect to DB2 Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Google Data FusionConnect AIBuild Pipelines with Live DB2 Data in Google Cloud Data Fusion (CData Connect AI)
AWS GlueConnect AIBuild ETL Jobs with DB2 Data in AWS Glue Jobs
SQL Server Linked ServerConnect AIConnect to DB2 Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
petl (Python)Connect AIHow to Build an ETL App for DB2 Data in Python with petl
Microsoft Power AutomateConnect AIBuild DB2-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
SnapLogicConnect AIIntegration with DB2 Data in SnapLogic (Connect AI)
WorkatoConnect AIBuild Automated Workflows with Live DB2 Data in Workato
ZapierConnect AIBuild Automated DB2-Connected Workflows in Zapier
Microsoft ExcelExcelTransfer Data from Excel to DB2
Apache AirflowJDBCBridge DB2 Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache CamelJDBCIntegrate with DB2 using Apache Camel
Apache NiFi Batch OperationsJDBCPerform Batch Operations with DB2 Data in Apache NiFi
Apache NiFiJDBCBridge DB2 Connectivity with Apache NiFi
CloverDXJDBCConnect to DB2 in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
ETL ValidatorJDBCHow to Work with DB2 in ETL Validator
Google Data FusionJDBCBuild DB2-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
HULFT IntegrateJDBCConnect to DB2 in HULFT Integrate
Informatica CloudJDBCIntegrate DB2 in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenterJDBCCreate Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for DB2
Jaspersoft ETLJDBCConnect to DB2 in Jaspersoft Studio
Oracle Data IntegratorJDBCETL DB2 in Oracle Data Integrator
Pentaho Data IntegrationJDBCIntegrate DB2 in Pentaho Data Integration
SnapLogicJDBCIntegrate DB2 with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
TalendJDBCConnect to DB2 and Transfer Data in Talend
FoxProODBCWork with DB2 in FoxPro
UiPath StudioODBCCreate an RPA Flow that Connects to DB2 in UiPath Studio
petlPythonExtract, Transform, and Load DB2 in Python
BIMLSSISUse Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate DB2 to SQL Server
Google AlloyDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Google AlloyDB
Microsoft Azure TablesCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Azure SQL
Azure Data LakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure SynapseCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Azure Synapse
Google BigQueryCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Google BigQuery
Apache CassandraCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Apache Cassandra
CouchbaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Couchbase
CSVCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Local Delimited Files
DatabricksCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Databricks
Google Cloud SQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Heroku / Salesforce ConnectCData SyncReplicate DB2 for Use in Salesforce Connect
Apache KafkaCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Apache Kafka
MongoDBCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to MongoDB
MySQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to MySQL
Microsoft OneLakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric)
Oracle DatabaseCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Oracle
PostgreSQLCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to PostgreSQL
Amazon RedshiftCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3CData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Amazon S3
SAP HANACData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStoreCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to SingleStore
SnowflakeCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to Snowflake
SQLiteCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to SQLite
SQL ServerCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to SQL Server
VerticaCData SyncAutomated Continuous DB2 Replication to a Vertica Database

Back to top

Data Virtualization



Back to top

Software Development


ProductTechnologyArticle Title
.NET ChartsADO.NETDataBind Charts to DB2
EF - Code FirstADO.NETAccess DB2 with Entity Framework 6
DevExpressADO.NETDataBind DB2 to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - LINQADO.NETLINQ to DB2
EF - MVCADO.NETBuild MVC Applications with Connectivity to DB2
PowerBuilderADO.NETConnect to DB2 from PowerBuilder
Google Apps ScriptConnect AIConnect to DB2 Data in Google Apps Script
AppSheetConnect AICreate DB2-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
AppsmithConnect AICreate DB2-Connected Applications in Appsmith
AxiosConnect AIBuild DB2-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect AI
Bubble.ioConnect AIBuild DB2-Connected Apps in Bubble
ChoreoConnect AIBuild Custom Apps on DB2 Data in Choreo
Dash (Python)Connect AIUse Dash to Build Web Apps on Live DB2 Data
JitterbitConnect AIIntegrate with Live DB2 Data in Jitterbit
MendixConnect AIBuild DB2-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect AI)
NodeJSConnect AIQuery DB2 Data in Node.js (via Connect AI)
OutSystemsConnect AICreate DB2-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
pandas (Python)Connect AIHow to Visualize DB2 Data in Python with pandas
Microsoft Power AppsConnect AIIntegrate Live DB2 Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
PythonConnect AIGetting Started with the CData Connect AI Python SDK for DB2
RetoolConnect AIBuild DB2-Connected Apps in Retool
RunMyProcessConnect AIConnect to DB2 Data in RunMyProcess
UnqorkConnect AICreate DB2-Connected Applications in Unqork
Apache SparkJDBCWork with DB2 in Apache Spark Using SQL
AWS LambdaJDBCAccess Live DB2 Data in AWS Lambda
ColdFusionJDBCQuery DB2 in ColdFusion Using JDBC
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)JDBCBidirectional Access to DB2 from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
HibernateJDBCObject-Relational Mapping (ORM) with DB2 Entities in Java
IntelliJJDBCConnect to DB2 in IntelliJ
JBossJDBCConnect to DB2 from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBIJDBCCreate a Data Access Object for DB2 using JDBI
JetBrains RubyMineJDBCIntegrate DB2 with JetBrains RubyMine
JRubyJDBCConnect to DB2 in JRuby
MendixJDBCBuild DB2-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
RunMyProcess DSECJDBCConnect to DB2 in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
ServoyJDBCBuild DB2-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring BootJDBCAccess Live DB2 Data in Spring Boot Apps
TomcatJDBCConfigure the CData JDBC Driver for DB2 in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
WebLogicJDBCConnect to DB2 from a Connection Pool in WebLogic
.NET QueryBuilderODBCRapidly Develop DB2-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
ColdFusionODBCQuery DB2 in ColdFusion Using ODBC
C++BuilderODBCDataBind Controls to DB2 Data in C++Builder
DelphiODBCDataBind Controls to DB2 Data in Delphi
Filemaker ProODBCBidirectional Access to DB2 from FileMaker Pro
GoODBCWrite a Simple Go Application to work with DB2 on Linux
Lazarus IDEODBCEasily Integrate DB2 Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
NodeJSODBCQuery DB2 through ODBC in Node.js
PHPODBCNatively Connect to DB2 in PHP
PyCharmODBCUsing the CData ODBC Driver for DB2 in PyCharm
PythonODBCConnect to DB2 in Python on Linux/UNIX
VCL App (RAD Studio)ODBCBuild a Simple VCL Application for DB2
RubyODBCConnect to DB2 in Ruby
DashPythonUse Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on DB2
SQLAlchemyPythonUse SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access DB2 in Python

Back to top

Data Management



Back to top

Workflow Automation



Back to top

Ready to get started?

Learn more:

DB2 Connectivity Solutions