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Connect to BigQuery data from Excel 365 Online (Excel for the web) with CData Connect Cloud.
Microsoft Excel for the web represents a cloud-native iteration of Microsoft Excel. When integrated with CData Connect Cloud, you gain immediate access to BigQuery data directly from within Excel. This access facilitates data analysis, collaborative work, calculations, and more. This article provides a step-by-step guide on connecting to BigQuery within your Connect Cloud instance and accessing live BigQuery data in Excel for the web spreadsheets, whether for viewing or updating purposes.
CData Connect Cloud provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for BigQuery, allowing you to easily access live BigQuery data in Excel for the web. Simply use the Connect Cloud Add-In to query live data (or write your own). Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect Cloud pushes all supported query operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to BigQuery, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return BigQuery data.
About BigQuery Data Integration
CData simplifies access and integration of live Google BigQuery data. Our customers leverage CData connectivity to:
- Simplify access to BigQuery with broad out-of-the-box support for authentication schemes, including OAuth, OAuth JWT, and GCP Instance.
- Enhance data workflows with Bi-directional data access between BigQuery and other applications.
- Perform key BigQuery actions like starting, retrieving, and canceling jobs; deleting tables; or insert job loads through SQL stored procedures.
Most CData customers are using Google BigQuery as their data warehouse and so use CData solutions to migrate business data from separate sources into BigQuery for comprehensive analytics. Other customers use our connectivity to analyze and report on their Google BigQuery data, with many customers using both solutions.
For more details on how CData enhances your Google BigQuery experience, check out our blog post: https://www.cdata.com/blog/what-is-bigquery
Getting Started
This setup requires a CData Connect Cloud instance and the CData Connect Cloud Add-In for Excel. To get started, sign up a free trial of Connect Cloud and install the free Connect Cloud Excel Add-In.
Configure BigQuery Connectivity for Excel
Connectivity to BigQuery from Excel is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with BigQuery data from Excel, we start by creating and configuring a BigQuery connection.
- Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
- Select "BigQuery" from the Add Connection panel
- BigQuery uses OAuth to authenticate. Click "Sign in" to authenticate with BigQuery.
- Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add BigQuery Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to BigQuery data from Excel for the web.
Access Live BigQuery Data in Excel for the web
The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Excel to access live BigQuery data.
- Log into Excel, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
- Click Insert and click Office Add-ins. (if you have already installed the Add-In, jump to step 4).
- Search for CData Connect Cloud Add-In and install the Add-in.
- Click Data and open the CData Connect Cloud Add-In.
- In the Add-In panel, click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
- In the CData Connect Cloud panel in Excel, click Import
- Choose a Connection (e.g. GoogleBigQuery1), Table (e.g. Orders), and Columns to import
- Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
- Click Execute to import the data
Update BigQuery Data from Excel
In addition to viewing BigQuery data in Excel, CData Connect Cloud also lets you update and delete BigQuery data. Begin by importing data (as described above).
- Update any cell or cells with changes you want to push to BigQuery (your changes will be in red)
- In the CData Connect Cloud Add-In panel, select Update
- Optionally highlight the cell(s) you wish to update and select an update option ("Update All" or "Update Selected")
- Click Execute to push the updates to BigQuery
A notification will appear when the update is complete
Live Access to BigQuery Data from Cloud Applications
New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live BigQuery data from your Excel workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.
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