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

Configure Gong Connectivity for Power BI

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

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

2. Select "Gong" from the Add Connection panel

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

   To connect to Gong, you must be a Gong administrator. Navigate to Admin Center > Settings > Ecosystem > API and click Get API Key (or Create). Copy the Access Key and Access Key Secret (the secret is shown only once). Note the Base URL displayed on that page. Then set the following:

   • Domain: The Base URL from the Gong API page (for example, your-tenant.api.gong.io).
   • API Key: The Access Key from your Gong API settings.
   • API Secret: The Access Key Secret from your Gong API settings.
   
4. Click Save & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Gong Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

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

Query Gong Tables

Follow the steps below to build a query to pull Gong 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 Gong data from Power BI

Create Gong 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 Gong Data from Data Applications

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

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