Create Reports from Power BI XMLA Data in Looker Studio

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Use CData Connect Cloud to gain access to live Power BI XMLA data and create custom reports in Looker Studio.

Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio) allows you to create branded reports with data visualizations to share with your clients. When paired with CData Connect Cloud, you get instant, cloud-to-cloud access to Power BI XMLA data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to create a virtual database for Power BI XMLA and build reports from Power BI XMLA data in Looker Studio.

CData Connect Cloud provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for Power BI XMLA, allowing you to easily build reports from live Power BI XMLA data in Looker Studio — without replicating the data. As you build visualizations, Looker Studio generates queries to gather data. Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect Cloud pushes all supported query operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to Power BI XMLA, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Power BI XMLA data.

This article requires a CData Connect Cloud instance and the CData Connect Cloud Connector for Looker Studio. Get more information on the CData Connect Cloud and sign up for a free trial at https://www.cdata.com/cloud.


Connect to Power BI XMLA in Connect Cloud

CData Connect Cloud uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources.

  1. Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
  2. Select "Power BI XMLA" from the Add Connection panel
  3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Power BI XMLA.

    To connect, set the Url property to a valid PowerBIXMLA workspace. For instance, powerbi://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/CData.

  4. Click Create & Test
  5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Power BI XMLA Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Power BI XMLA data from Looker Studio.

Visualize Live Power BI XMLA Data in Looker Studio

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Looker Studio to create a new Power BI XMLA data source and build a simple visualization from the data.

  1. Log into Looker Studio, click data sources, create a new data source, and choose CData Connect Cloud Connector.
  2. Click Authorize and allow access to your Google account.
  3. Click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
  4. In the CData Connect Cloud Connector in Looker Studio select a Connection (e.g. PowerBIXMLA1) and click Next
  5. Select a Table (e.g. Customer) or use a Custom Query and click Connect to continue
  6. If needed, modify columns, click Create Report, and add the data source to the report.
  7. Select a visualization style and add it to the report.
  8. Select Dimensions and Measures to customize your visualization.

Live Access to Power BI XMLA Data from Cloud Applications

Now you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Power BI XMLA data from your Looker Studio workbook. You can create more data sources and new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating Power BI XMLA data.

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