Visualize Live SAP HANA XS Advanced 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 SAP HANA XS Advanced data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to SAP HANA XS Advanced, connect to SAP HANA XS Advanced data from Power BI and then create reports on SAP HANA XS Advanced data in Power BI.
Configure SAP HANA XS Advanced Connectivity for Power BI
Connectivity to SAP HANA XS Advanced from Power BI is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with SAP HANA XS Advanced data from Power BI, we start by creating and configuring a SAP HANA XS Advanced connection.
- Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
- Select "SAP HANA XS Advanced" from the Add Connection panel
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to SAP HANA XS Advanced.
SAP HANA XSA uses the OAuth authentication standard. Before connecting, it is necessary to establish an SAP HANA XSA OData Service. See the OAuth section in the Help documentation for a guide.
- Click Save & Test
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Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add SAP HANA XS Advanced Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to SAP HANA XS Advanced data from Power BI.
Query SAP HANA XS Advanced Tables
Follow the steps below to build a query to pull SAP HANA XS Advanced data into the report:
- Open Power BI Desktop and click Get Data -> Online Services -> CData Connect AI and click "Connect"
- Click "Sign in" and authenticate with your CData Connect AI account
- After signing in, click "Connect"
- Select tables in the Navigator dialog
- Click Load to establish the connection to your SAP HANA XS Advanced data from Power BI
Create SAP HANA XS Advanced 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 SAP HANA XS Advanced Data from Data Applications
With CData Connect AI you have a direct connection to SAP HANA XS Advanced data from Power BI. You can import more data, create new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating SAP HANA XS Advanced data.
To get SQL data access to hundreds of SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources (including SAP HANA XS Advanced) directly from your on-premise BI, reporting, ETL and other data applications, visit the CData Connect AI page and start a free trial.