Visualize Live Google Ad Manager 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 Google Ad Manager data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to Google Ad Manager, connect to Google Ad Manager data from Power BI and then create reports on Google Ad Manager data in Power BI.

Configure Google Ad Manager Connectivity for Power BI

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

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

2. Select "Google Ad Manager" from the Add Connection panel

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Google Ad Manager.

   Google Ads Manager uses the OAuth authentication standard. You can authorize the data provider to access Google Ads Manager as an individual user or with a service account that you create in the Google APIs Console. See the Getting Started section in the data provider help documentation for an authentication guide.

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

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Google Ad Manager data from Power BI.

Query Google Ad Manager Tables

Follow the steps below to build a query to pull Google Ad Manager 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 Google Ad Manager data from Power BI

Create Google Ad Manager 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 Google Ad Manager Data from Data Applications

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

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