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Summary

Consolidates ODBC driver installation and configuration content into the Power BI documentation, improving user experience by providing all necessary information in one place.

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Content Migration

  • Migrated comprehensive ODBC driver installation instructions to Power BI guide

Enhanced Troubleshooting

  • Added detailed troubleshooting guidance:
    • Driver not found (platform-specific steps)
    • Connection errors with HTTPS/encryption details
    • Authentication errors
    • Query errors with SQL reference links
    • Query performance optimization

Improved Documentation Structure

  • Restructured for clarity:
    • Elevated ODBC driver installation to top-level section (## heading)
    • Added explicit sequencing: "Install driver before connector"

URL Redirects

  • Added Hugo aliases to all product-specific Power BI pages:

Cleanup

  • Removed standalone ODBC documentation:

Products Affected

  • InfluxDB 3 Core
  • InfluxDB 3 Enterprise
  • InfluxDB Cloud Dedicated
  • InfluxDB Cloud Serverless
  • InfluxDB Clustered

…tion

- Migrate comprehensive ODBC driver installation instructions to Power BI guide
  - Add Windows (PowerShell and Manual) installation steps with verification
  - Add macOS and Linux installation steps with configuration details
  - Include platform-specific verification procedures
- Enhance Power BI troubleshooting section with ODBC-specific guidance
  - Add driver not found troubleshooting for all platforms
  - Expand connection, authentication, and query error troubleshooting
  - Add query performance optimization recommendations
- Restructure Power BI documentation for clarity
  - Elevate ODBC driver installation to top-level section
  - Add explicit sequencing: install driver before connector
  - Improve section flow and subheading descriptiveness
- Remove standalone ODBC documentation pages
  - Delete shared ODBC guide and product-specific ODBC pages
  - Add aliases in Power BI frontmatter to redirect old ODBC URLs
- Apply changes across all InfluxDB 3 products:
  core, enterprise, cloud-dedicated, cloud-serverless, clustered
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Looks great, thank you!

@jstirnaman jstirnaman merged commit 936913c into master Nov 18, 2025
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