Analyze Microsoft Dataverse Data in Infragistics Reveal

Reveal, an offering from Infragistics, serves as a data visualization tool that seamlessly integrates with CData Connect Cloud. Together, they empower users to deliver dynamic dashboards using real-time data from a diverse range of data sources, including Microsoft Dataverse data. In this article, we will guide you through the process of connecting to Microsoft Dataverse via Connect Cloud and subsequently linking Connect Cloud with Infragistics Reveal to construct a straightforward dashboard.

Connect to Microsoft Dataverse from Infragistics Reveal

To work with live Microsoft Dataverse data in Infragistics Reveal, we need to connect to Microsoft Dataverse from Connect Cloud, provide user access to the connection, and create OData endpoints for the Microsoft Dataverse data.

(Optional) Add a New Connect Cloud User

As needed, create Users to connect to Microsoft Dataverse through Connect Cloud.

1. Navigate to the Users page and click Invite Users
2. Enter the new user's email address and click Send to invite the user
3. You can review and edit users from the Users page

Add a Personal Access Token

If you are connecting from a service, application, platform, or framework that does not support OAuth authentication, you can create a Personal Access Token (PAT) to use for authentication. Best practices would dictate that you create a separate PAT for each service, to maintain granularity of access.

1. Click on your username at the top right of the Connect Cloud app and click User Profile.
2. Oa the User Profile page, scroll down to the Personal Access Tokens section and click Create PAT.
3. Give your PAT a name and click Create.
4. The personal access token is only visible at creation, so be sure to copy it and store it securely for future use.

Connect to Microsoft Dataverse from Connect Cloud

CData Connect Cloud uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources.

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

   You can connect without setting any connection properties for your user credentials. Below are the minimum connection properties required to connect.

   • InitiateOAuth: Set this to GETANDREFRESH. You can use InitiateOAuth to avoid repeating the OAuth exchange and manually setting the OAuthAccessToken.
   • OrganizationUrl: Set this to the organization URL you are connecting to, such as https://myorganization.crm.dynamics.com.
   • Tenant (optional): Set this if you wish to authenticate to a different tenant than your default. This is required to work with an organization not on your default Tenant.

   When you connect the Common Data Service OAuth endpoint opens in your default browser. Log in and grant permissions. The OAuth process completes automatically.

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

Add Microsoft Dataverse OData Endpoints in Connect Cloud

After connecting to Microsoft Dataverse, create OData Endpoints for the desired table(s).

1. Navigate to the OData page and click Add to create new OData endpoints
2. Select the Microsoft Dataverse connection (e.g. CDS1) and click Next
3. Select the table(s) you wish to work with and click Confirm

With the connection and OData endpoints configured, you are ready to connect to Microsoft Dataverse data from Infragistics Reveal.

Create a Dashboard in Reveal

With Connect Cloud configured, we can visualize Microsoft Dataverse data in Reveal.

1. Log into Reveal and click Dashboards -> New
2. Click Data Sources -> OData Feed
3. Specify the Connect Cloud OData API endpoint URL (found on the OData page): https://cloud.cdata.com/api/odata/service
4. Select Generic Credentials and
   • Set Username to a Connect Cloud username (e.g. user@mydomain.com)
   • Set Password to the PAT for the user
5. Select the entity you wish to visualize
6. Select fields and choose a chart type

More Information & Free Trial

At this point, you have created a simple dashboard from live Microsoft Dataverse data. For more information on creating OData feeds from Microsoft Dataverse (and more than 100 other sources), visit the Connect Cloud page. Sign up for a free trial and start working live Microsoft Dataverse data in tools that consume OData APIs.