Visualize Live ClickUp Data in Power BI (via CData Connect AI)

Power BI transforms your company's data into rich visuals for you to collect and organize so you can focus on what matters to you. When paired with CData Connect AI, you get access to ClickUp data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to ClickUp, connect to ClickUp data from Power BI and then create reports on ClickUp data in Power BI.

Configure ClickUp Connectivity for Power BI

Connectivity to ClickUp from Power BI is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with ClickUp data from Power BI, we start by creating and configuring a ClickUp connection.

1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection

2. Select "ClickUp" from the Add Connection panel

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to ClickUp.

   Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the ClickUp Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\ClickUp.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for ClickUp (see below).

   ClickUp API Profile Settings

   In order to authenticate to ClickUp, you'll need to provide your API Key. You can find this token in your user settings, under the Apps section. At the top of the page you have the option to generate a personal token. Set the API Key to your personal token in the ProfileSettings property to connect.

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

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to ClickUp data from Power BI.

Query ClickUp Tables

Follow the steps below to build a query to pull ClickUp data into the report:

1. Open Power BI Desktop and click Get Data -> Online Services -> CData Connect AI and click "Connect"
2. Click "Sign in" and authenticate with your CData Connect AI account
3. After signing in, click "Connect"
4. Select tables in the Navigator dialog
5. Click Load to establish the connection to your ClickUp data from Power BI

Create ClickUp Data Visualizations

After connecting to the data into Power BI, you can create data visualizations in the Report view by dragging fields from the Fields pane onto the canvas. Select the dimensions and measures you wish to visualize along with the chart type.

Click Refresh to synchronize your report with any changes to the data.

Live Access to ClickUp Data from Data Applications

With CData Connect AI you have a direct connection to ClickUp data from Power BI. You can import more data, create new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating ClickUp data.

To get SQL data access to hundreds of SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources (including ClickUp) directly from your on-premise BI, reporting, ETL and other data applications, visit the CData Connect AI page and start a free trial.