Access Live Yahoo! Japan Data Solution Data in Excel for the Web (Excel 365/Online) through Connect Spreadsheets



Connect to Yahoo! Japan Data Solution data from Excel 365 Online (Excel for the web) with Connect Spreadsheets.

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Microsoft Excel for the web represents a cloud-native iteration of Microsoft Excel. When combined with Connect Spreadsheets by CData, you gain immediate access to Yahoo! Japan Data Solution data directly within Excel, facilitating data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to Yahoo! Japan Data Solution in Connect Spreadsheets and access live Yahoo! Japan Data Solution data in Excel spreadsheets online.

Connect Spreadsheets is the easiest way to get all your live data into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets - no more downloading, wrangling, and uploading files again. Just connect to your data, select the dataset you'd like to see, and import it into your spreadsheet.

This setup requires a Connect Spreadsheets instance and the Connect Spreadsheets Add-In for Excel. To get started, sign up a free trial of Connect Spreadsheets and install the free Connect Spreadsheets Excel Add-In.


Configure Yahoo! Japan Data Solution Connectivity for Excel

Connectivity to Yahoo! Japan Data Solution from Excel is made possible through Connect Spreadsheets . To work with Yahoo! Japan Data Solution data from Excel, we start by creating and configuring a Yahoo! Japan Data Solution connection.

  1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Connections and click Add Connection
  2. Select "Yahoo! Japan Data Solution" from the Add Connection panel
  3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Yahoo! Japan Data Solution.

    In order to authenticate, specify the following:

    • AppID: The App ID used for authentication. Send a request to the Yahoo! Japan Data Solution support team to obtain your App ID.
    • (Optional) Search Keyword: Specify any value to search for.
  4. Click Create & Test

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Yahoo! Japan Data Solution data from Excel for the web.

Access Live Yahoo! Japan Data Solution Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live Yahoo! Japan Data Solution 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 Connect Spreadsheets and click "Get it now" to install the Add-in.
  4. Back in Excel, open the Data ribbon select and click the Connect Spreadsheets "Get Data" button.
  5. In the Add-In panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account
  6. In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import
  7. Choose a Connection (e.g. YahooDS1), Table (e.g. SearchVolume), and Columns to import
  8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
  9. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to Yahoo! Japan Data Solution Data from Spreadsheets

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

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