Access Live SparkPost Data in Excel 365 Online (Excel for the web)

Microsoft Excel for the web represents a cloud-native iteration of Microsoft Excel. When integrated with CData Connect AI, you gain immediate access to SparkPost data directly from within Excel. This access facilitates data analysis, collaborative work, calculations, and more. This article provides a step-by-step guide on connecting to SparkPost within your Connect AI instance and accessing live SparkPost data in Excel for the web spreadsheets, whether for viewing or updating purposes.

CData Connect AI provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for SparkPost, allowing you to easily access live SparkPost data in Excel for the web. Simply use the Connect AI Add-In to query live data (or write your own). Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect AI pushes all supported query operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to SparkPost, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return SparkPost data.

Configure SparkPost Connectivity for Excel

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

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

2. Select "SparkPost" from the Add Connection panel

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to SparkPost.

   Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the SparkPost Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\SparkPost.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for SparkPost (see below).

   SparkPost API Profile Settings

   Generate an API key by navigating to Configuration > API Keys > Create API Key in your SparkPost account.

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

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to SparkPost data from Excel for the web.

Access Live SparkPost Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect AI from Excel to access live SparkPost data.

1. Log into Excel, create a new sheet (or open an existing one).
2. Click Insert and click Office Add-ins. (if you have already installed the Add-In, jump to step 4).
3. Search for CData Connect Spreadsheets Add-In and install the Add-in.
4. Click Data and open the CData Connect Spreadsheets Add-In.
5. In the Add-In panel, click Login or Sign-up to authenticate with your CData Connect AI instance
6. In the CData Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import
7. Choose a Connection (e.g. API1), Table (e.g. ABTests), and Columns to import
8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
9. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to SparkPost Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live SparkPost data from your Excel workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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