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Get the Report →Visualize Live Snowflake Data in Power BI (via CData Connect Cloud)
Use the CData Power BI Connector and CData Connect Cloud to integrate live Snowflake data into custom reports in Power BI.
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 Cloud, you get access to Snowflake data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to Snowflake, connect to Snowflake data from Power BI and then create reports on Snowflake data in Power BI.
About Snowflake Data Integration
CData simplifies access and integration of live Snowflake data. Our customers leverage CData connectivity to:
- Reads and write Snowflake data quickly and efficiently.
- Dynamically obtain metadata for the specified Warehouse, Database, and Schema.
- Authenticate in a variety of ways, including OAuth, OKTA, Azure AD, Azure Managed Service Identity, PingFederate, private key, and more.
Many CData users use CData solutions to access Snowflake from their preferred tools and applications, and replicate data from their disparate systems into Snowflake for comprehensive warehousing and analytics.
For more information on integrating Snowflake with CData solutions, refer to our blog: https://www.cdata.com/blog/snowflake-integrations.
Getting Started
Configure Snowflake Connectivity for Power BI
Connectivity to Snowflake from Power BI is made possible through CData Connect Cloud. To work with Snowflake data from Power BI, we start by creating and configuring a Snowflake connection.
- Log into Connect Cloud, click Connections and click Add Connection
- Select "Snowflake" from the Add Connection panel
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Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Snowflake.
To connect to Snowflake:
- Set User and Password to your Snowflake credentials and set the AuthScheme property to PASSWORD or OKTA.
- Set URL to the URL of the Snowflake instance (i.e.: https://myaccount.snowflakecomputing.com).
- Set Warehouse to the Snowflake warehouse.
- (Optional) Set Account to your Snowflake account if your URL does not conform to the format above.
- (Optional) Set Database and Schema to restrict the tables and views exposed.
See the Getting Started guide in the CData driver documentation for more information.
- Click Create & Test
- Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Snowflake Connection page and update the User-based permissions.
With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Snowflake data from Power BI.
Query Snowflake Tables
Follow the steps below to build a query to pull Snowflake data into the report:
- Open Power BI Desktop and click Get Data -> Online Services -> CData Connect Cloud and click "Connect"
- Click "Sign in" and authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud account
- After signing in, click "Connect"
- Select tables in the Navigator dialog
- Click Load to establish the connection to your Snowflake data from Power BI
Create Snowflake 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 Snowflake Data from Data Applications
With CData Connect Cloud you have a direct connection to Snowflake data from Power BI. You can import more data, create new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating Snowflake data.
To get SQL data access to 100+ SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources (including Snowflake) directly from your on-premise BI, reporting, ETL and other data applications, visit the CData Connect page and start a free trial.