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

Configure JotForm Connectivity for Power BI

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

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

2. Select "JotForm" from the Add Connection panel

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

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

   JotForm API Profile Settings

   Find your JotForm API Key in order to authenticate. To obtain an API Key, go to 'My Account' > 'API Section' > 'Create a New API Key'. Once you've created your new API Key, you can set it in the ProfileSettings connection property.

   Custom Enterprise API Domains

   Enterprise customers of JotForm are given custom API domains to connect to, rather than the default 'api.jotform.com' domain. If you are an enterprise JotForm customer, then set Domain to you custom API hostname, such as 'your-domain.com' or 'subdomain.jotform.com', inside the ProfileSettings connection property. Conversely, if you do not have a custom domain and still need to connect to 'api.jotform.com', then leave Domain undefined and set only APIKey.

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

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

Query JotForm Tables

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

Create JotForm 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 JotForm Data from Data Applications

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

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