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Toad Data Point

The Right Data Analysis Tool to Access, Integrate, and Provision Data

Toad® Data Point is a cross-platform query and data integration tool that simplifies data access, analysis, and provisioning for data management professionals. This data analysis tool provides nearly limitless data connectivity, desktop data integration, visual query building, and workflow automation.

Features

Limitless Connectivity – Connect to nearly any data source, from traditional relational sources (including Oracle, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2, Teradata, Access, and any ODBC-compliant platform) to non-database sources (including Excel and SharePoint) to non-SQL systems (including Salesforce.com, Business Objects, and Oracle Business Intelligence platforms). Run SQL queries against any of these sources.

Data Integration – Simplify data integration through cross-platform SQL queries. Watch a demo.

Automation Engine – Automate and schedule routine tasks to increase your productivity; develop sophisticated workflows to support advanced projects.

Local Data Store – Capitalize on the embedded database to become more flexible and agile with your data sets. Watch a demo.

SQL IDE – Write SQL statements in a robust, customizable editor that provides SQL Complete, automatic formatting, instant SQL recall, as well as a variety of other features that make writing SQL easy.  

Visual Query Builder – Develop advanced single-platform and cross-platform SQL queries through an easy-to-use drag and drop interface.

Advanced Analytics Library – Access advanced mathematical and statistical functions through SQL.

Data Visualization – Navigate interactive data visualizations to better understand your result sets. Watch a demo.

Compare and Sync – Compare and synchronize data between different data sources to ensure consistency and validity.

Data Cleansing Area – Transform and cleanse your result sets (add calculations, columns, and groupings, find duplicates, and more) with a straightforward interface. Watch a demo.

ER Diagrammer and Data Browsers – Visualize and annotate table relationships to create your own relationship templates; view master-detail relationships; browse database tables and objects. 

Charts and Reports – Design professional charts and graphs to share your data results.

Import/Export Utility Wizard – Load and unload data efficiently. Easily export and publish data to Excel, .CSV, .TXT, HTML, PDF, and a variety of other file formats.

Sys Reqs

System Requirements

Client Requirements

Before installing Toad, ensure that your client system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:

Platform

1 GHz Processor (recommended minimum)

Memory

512 MB of RAM minimum, 1 GB recommended

Note: The memory required may vary based on the following:

  • Applications that are running on your system when using Toad
  • Size and complexity of the database
  • Amount of database activity
  • Number of concurrent users accessing the database
Hard Disk Space

1.33 GB to install Toad

475 MB to run Toad Professional edition, 350 MB to run Toad Base edition

Note: The disk space required may vary based on the edition of Toad selected for installation.

Operating System

Windows Server 2003

Windows XP Professional (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

.NET Framework

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (Service Pack 1)

Note: The following conditions apply:

  • If you have the .NET Framework 4.0 installed, you must still install the .NET Framework 3.5 (Service Pack 1).
  • The .NET Framework Client Profile is not supported.
  • To run Toad, the .NET security policy must be set to unrestricted.

Teradata .NET Data Provider

You must install the Teradata .NET Data Provider (13.10 or later) to use a Teradata native connection in Toad.

Note: To use a Teradata connection in a cross-connection query, you must also install a Teradata (13.10 or later) ODBC driver.

Database Client

Existing DB2 Client Support (DB2 native provider only)

Toad installs a DB2 9.7 (Fix Pack 4) client as part of the installation process. The DB2 9.7 client can co-exist with an existing DB2 8 client, but is incompatible with a DB2 7 client. If a DB2 7 client already exists on your computer, the Toad installation stops and cannot complete. To resolve, first upgrade to the DB2 8 client. Then restart the Toad installation to avoid losing functionality in some DB2 native tools.

Existing 64-bit DB2 Client (DB2 native provider only)

If you have a 64-bit DB2 client installed, you must install Toad using the ToadforDataAnalysts_64bit_Client.exe.

Oracle Client

Toad can connect to Oracle using Direct Connect (no need for an Oracle Client) or can connect using an Oracle Client or Oracle Instant Client. However, if you want to use LDAP, you must install an Oracle Client. Toad supports 9i or later Oracle Clients and Oracle Instant Clients.

Notes:

  • You cannot use Oracle Direct Connection in a cross-connection query.
  • To use an Oracle connection in a cross-connection query, you must install an Oracle Client (full install) or you must install the Oracle Instant Client plus the Oracle ODBC driver.
Additional Requirements

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later

Spatial Data Types

To work with spatial data types used in SQL Server 2008, you must install SQL Server 2008 Client Tools or SQL Server Management Studio 2008.

Server Requirements

Before installing Toad, ensure that your server meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:

Operating System

Oracle Native Database Provider

IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

HP-UX 11i 1.5, 2 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 and 4 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Solaris 7, 8, 9, 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)

SuSE 7, 8, 9

Windows 2003 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows XP

SQL Server Native Database Provider

Windows Server 2000 Service Pack 4 or later

Windows 2000 Professional Edition Service Pack 4 or later

Windows XP (32-bit with Service Pack 2 or later and 64-bit)

Windows Server 2003 (32-bit or 64-bit) Service Pack 1 or later

Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

DB2 for z/OS Native Database Provider

z/OS (V1R6 Base Services [5694-A01] or later)

DB2 for LUW Native Database Provider

IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1

HP-UX 11i 1.5, 2 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 and 4 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Solaris 7, 8, 9, 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)

SuSE 7, 8, 9

Windows 2000, 2003 (including 64-bit), 2008, XP, Vista, Windows 7

MySQL Native Database Provider

Windows 2003

Windows Server 2000 Service Pack 4 or later

Windows 2000 Professional Edition Service Pack 4 or later

Windows XP (32-bit with Service Pack 2 or later and 64-bit)

Windows Server 2003 (32-bit or 64-bit) Service Pack 1 or later

Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Sybase Native Database Provider

Windows Server 2000 Service Pack 4 or later

Windows 2000 Professional Edition Service Pack 4 or later

Windows XP (32-bit with Service Pack 2 or later and 64-bit)

Windows Server 2003 (32-bit or 64-bit) Service Pack 1 or later

Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 (32-bit or 64-bit)

Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)

Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

 

Native Data Sources

Toad supports the following databases:

Oracle 9i, 10g, 11g, 11g R2

Toad has been tested on Oracle Exadata 2.0 running Oracle database 11g R2.

SQL Server 2000 (Service Pack 3 or later)

SQL Server 2005 (Service Pack 2 or later) and SQL Server 2005 Express

SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 Express

SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 R2 Express

Note: SQL Server Compact Edition is not supported.

IBM DB2 for LUW 8.1.5 or later

IBM DB2 for LUW 9.1 or later

IBM DB2 for z/OS 8

IBM DB2 for z/OS 9

IBM DB2 for z/OS 10

Notes:

  • To run RUNSTATS and the native REORG utility on tablespaces and indexes in DB2 for LUW, Toad supports DB2 for LUW 8.2.2 or later.
  • Toad may support IBM DB2 Express and SWE in addition to listed above servers, but note that no testing was performed on it.
  • Toad supports DB2 8 for z/OS running in Full Function mode, but does not support DB2 8 for z/OS running in Compatibility mode.

MySQL 4.1, 5.0, 5.1 

Sybase ASE 12.5, 15.0.2, 15.0.3, 15.5

Sybase IQ 15

Sybase SQL Anywhere 12

Teradata 12.0, 13.0, 13.10

Access 2003, 2007, 2010

Excel 2003, 2007, 2010

SharePoint  2010

 

BI

Business Objects 3.0, 3.1

Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11

ODBC Database Server

Toad Data Point allows you to create a connection to a database that supports an ODBC 3.0 or later driver. ODBC connectivity provides basic querying capability, but may not be as full-featured as a native connection in Toad. Toad has been tested on the following databases, using an ODBC connection:

  • DB2 for i5/OS V5R4 and IBM i 6.1
  • Informix Dynamic 10.00, 11.0 (limited testing)
  • Ingres Community Edition 2006 R2 on Windows 32-bit (limited testing)
  • Netezza Data Warehouse Appliance 4.6.6, 6.0
  • PostgreSQL 8.3.4
  • Teradata 13.0 (limited testing)
  • Vertica 4.1, 5.0, 5.1  (with 4.0, 4.1  ODBC driver)

Note: For a list of databases that are not supported, see Known Issues in the Release Notes.

Cloud Database Service

Oracle databases running on Amazon EC2

SQL Azure

Note: To connect to SQL Azure, you must have read access to the master database.

SQL Server databases running on Amazon EC2

Toad can manage Amazon RDS and any other cloud or service offering compatible with MySQL.

Quest Data Services - Premium Connections

Toad has been tested with, and supports, the following Business Intelligence / Cloud platforms:

  • Business Objects XI 3.0, 3.1
  • Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g (limited testing, not fully-certified)
  • Salesforce.com
  • Hadoop/Hive

Language Supported:

  • US English

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