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

Configure Microsoft OneDrive Connectivity for Power BI

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

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

2. Select "Microsoft OneDrive" from the Add Connection panel

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Microsoft OneDrive.

   OneDrive uses the OAuth authentication standard. To authenticate using OAuth, create an app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties. See the OAuth section of the Help documentation for an authentication guide.

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

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

Query Microsoft OneDrive Tables

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

Create Microsoft OneDrive 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 Microsoft OneDrive Data from Data Applications

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

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