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Get the Report →Use the Connect Server to Access Tally Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Use the Connect Server to connect to live Tally data in the Power Pivot business intelligence tool.
This article will explain how to use the Connect Server to provide Tally data as OData services and then consume the data in Microsoft Excel's Power Pivot business intelligence tool. Follow the steps below to retrieve Tally data in Power Pivot.
Connect to Tally from Power Pivot
To work with live Tally data in Power Pivot, we need to connect to Tally from Connect Server, provide user access to the new virtual database, and create OData endpoints for the Tally data.
Add a Connect Server User
Create a User to connect to Tally from Power Pivot through Connect Server.
- Click Users -> Add
- Configure a User
- Click Save Changes and make note of the Authtoken for the new user
Connect to Tally from Connect Server
CData Connect Server uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources and generate APIs.
- Open Connect Server and click Connections
- Select "Tally" from Available Data Sources
- Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Tally.
Set the following connection properties to connect to Tally Instance:
- Url: Set this to the URL for your Tally instance. For example: http://localhost:9000.
- Click Save Changes
- Click Privileges -> Add and add the new user (or an existing user) with the appropriate permissions (SELECT is all that is required for Reveal).
Add Tally OData Endpoints in Connect Server
After connecting to Tally, create OData Endpoints for the desired table(s).
- Click OData -> Tables -> Add Tables
- Select the Tally database
- Select the table(s) you wish to work with and click Next
- (Optional) Edit the resource to select specific fields and more
- Save the settings
(Optional) Configure Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
When accessing and connecting to multiple domains from an application, there is a possibility of violating the limitations of cross-site scripting. In that case, configure the CORS settings in OData -> Settings.
- Enable cross-origin resource sharing (CORS): ON
- Allow all domains without '*': ON
- Access-Control-Allow-Methods: GET, PUT, POST, OPTIONS
- Access-Control-Allow-Headers: Authorization
Save the changes to the settings.
Import Tally Tables in Power Pivot
Follow the steps below to import tables that can be refreshed on demand:
- In Excel, click Data -> Get Data -> From Other Sources -> From OData Feed
- Fill out the OData feed URL (e.g. http://localhost:8080/odata.rsc)
- On the next screen, select Basic and configure the username and password. Password should be your auth token.
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Select the tables that you would like to import into Excel
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After selecting your table(s) and clicking Load, you should see the data appear in an Excel spreadsheet
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Now, click the Power Pivot tab on the ribbon, and then select Add to Data Model. This can now work with your Tally data in Power Pivot.
Free Trial & More Information
If you are interested in connecting to your Tally data (or data from any of our other supported data sources) from Power Pivot, sign up for a free trial of CData Connect Server today! For more information on Connect Server and to see what other data sources we support, refer to our CData Connect page.