Access Live Asana Data in Google Sheets

Google Sheets is a web-based spreadsheet program provided by Google. When integrated with CData Connect Cloud, you can effortlessly gain access to Asana data directly within Google Sheets for tasks such as data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article offers a comprehensive guide on connecting to Asana within your Connect Cloud instance and accessing live Asana data seamlessly within Google Sheets.

CData Connect Cloud offers a seamless cloud-to-cloud interface designed for Asana, enabling effortless access to live Asana data directly within Google Sheets. Use the dedicated Connect Cloud Google Sheets Plug-In to connect with live Asana data. With built-in optimized data processing, CData Connect Cloud efficiently channels all supported query operations, including filters, JOINs, and more, directly to Asana. This leverages server-side processing to promptly retrieve the desired Asana data.

Configure Asana Connectivity for Google Sheets

Connectivity to Asana from Google Sheets is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with Asana data from Google Sheets, we start by creating and configuring a Asana connection.

1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "Asana" from the Add Connection panel
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Asana.

   You can optionally set the following to refine the data returned from Asana.

   • WorkspaceId: Set this to the globally unique identifier (gid) associated with your Asana Workspace to only return projects from the specified workspace. To get your workspace id, navigate to https://app.asana.com/api/1.0/workspaces while logged into Asana. This displays a JSON object containing your workspace name and Id.
   • ProjectId: Set this to the globally unique identifier (gid) associated with your Asana Project to only return data mapped under the specified project. Project IDs can be found in the URL of your project's Overview page. This will be the numbers directly after /0/.

   Connect Using OAuth Authentication

   You must use OAuth to authenticate with Asana. OAuth requires the authenticating user to interact with Asana using the browser. See the "Getting Started" chapter of the help documentation for a guide to using OAuth.

4. Click Create & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Asana Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Asana data from Google Sheets.

Access Live Asana Data from Google Sheets

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Google Sheets to access live Asana data.

1. Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
2. Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
3. Search for CData Connect Cloud Add-On and install the Add-on.
4. Authorize the Add-On.
5. Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the CData Connect Cloud Add-On.
6. In the Add-On panel, click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
7. In the CData Connect Cloud panel in Google Sheets, click Import
8. Choose a Connection (e.g. Asana1), Table (e.g. projects, and Columns to import
9. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
10. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to Asana Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Asana data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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