Visualize Live Sybase IQ Data in Power BI (via CData Connect AI)

Jerod Johnson
Jerod Johnson
Director, Technology Evangelism
Use the CData Power BI Connector and CData Connect AI to integrate live Sybase IQ 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 AI, you get access to Sybase IQ data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to Sybase IQ, connect to Sybase IQ data from Power BI and then create reports on Sybase IQ data in Power BI.

Configure Sybase IQ Connectivity for Power BI

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

  1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection
  2. Adding a Connection
  3. Select "Sybase IQ" from the Add Connection panel
  4. Selecting a data source
  5. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Sybase IQ.

    To connect to SybaseIQ, set User, Password, Server and Database properties. To secure connections with TLS/SSL, set UseSSL to TRUE.

    Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
  6. Click Save & Test
  7. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Sybase IQ Connection page and update the User-based permissions. Updating permissions

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Sybase IQ data from Power BI.

Query Sybase IQ Tables

Follow the steps below to build a query to pull Sybase IQ data into the report:

  1. Open Power BI Desktop and click Get Data -> Online Services -> CData Connect AI and click "Connect"
  2. Click "Sign in" and authenticate with your CData Connect AI account Authenticating with Connect AI
  3. After signing in, click "Connect" Connecting to Connect AI
  4. Select tables in the Navigator dialog The available tables. (Salesforce tables are shown)
  5. Click Load to establish the connection to your Sybase IQ data from Power BI

Create Sybase IQ 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.

Visualizing data in Power BI (Salesforce data is shown)

Click Refresh to synchronize your report with any changes to the data.

Live Access to Sybase IQ Data from Data Applications

With CData Connect AI you have a direct connection to Sybase IQ data from Power BI. You can import more data, create new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating Sybase IQ data.

To get SQL data access to hundreds of SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources (including Sybase IQ) directly from your on-premise BI, reporting, ETL and other data applications, visit the CData Connect AI page and start a free trial.

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