Access Live Power BI XMLA Data in Google Sheets

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Use CData Connect Cloud to gain access to live Power BI XMLA data from your Google Sheets.

Google Sheets is a from, web-based spreadsheet program. When paired with CData Connect Cloud, you can instantly access Power BI XMLA data from within Google Sheets for data analysis, collaborations, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to Power BI XMLA in your Connect Cloud instance and access live Power BI XMLA data in Google Sheets.

CData Connect Cloud provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for Power BI XMLA, allowing you to easily access live Power BI XMLA data in Google Sheets. Simply use the partner Connect Cloud Add-On to generate a query (or write your own). 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 setup requires a CData Connect Cloud instance and the CData Connect Cloud Add-On for Google Sheets. To get started, sign up a free trial of Connect Cloud and install the free Connect Cloud Google Sheets Add-On.


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 Google Sheets.

Access Live Power BI XMLA Data in Google Sheets

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect Cloud from Google Sheets to access live Power BI XMLA data.

  1. Log into Google Sheets, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
  2. Click Add-ons and click Get Add-ons (if you have already installed the Add-on, jump to step 5).
  3. Search for CData Connect Cloud Add-On and install the Add-on.
  4. Authorize the Add-On.
  5. Back in Google Sheets, click Add-ons and open the CData Connect Cloud Add-On.
  6. In the Add-On panel, click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud instance
  7. In the CData Connect Cloud panel in Google Sheets, click Import
  8. Choose a Connection (e.g. PowerBIXMLA1), Table (e.g. Customer, and Columns to import
  9. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
  10. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to Power BI XMLA Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Power BI XMLA data from your Google Sheets workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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