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

Configure Google Forms Connectivity for Power BI

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

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

2. Select "Google Forms" from the Add Connection panel

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Google Forms.

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

   Google Forms API Profile Settings

   In the Google Cloud Console, create a project, enable the Google Forms API, and create OAuth 2.0 credentials to obtain your Client ID and Client Secret.

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

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

Query Google Forms Tables

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

Create Google Forms 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 Forms Data from Data Applications

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

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