Access Live Azure Active Directory Data in Excel for the Web (Excel 365/Online) through Connect Spreadsheets

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 Azure Active Directory data directly within Excel, facilitating data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to Azure Active Directory in Connect Spreadsheets and access and update live Azure Active Directory 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.

Configure Azure Active Directory Connectivity for Excel

Connectivity to Azure Active Directory from Excel is made possible through Connect Spreadsheets . To work with Azure Active Directory data from Excel, we start by creating and configuring a Azure Active Directory connection.

1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Sources and click Add Connection 👁 Adding a Connection
   
2. Select "Azure Active Directory" from the Add Connection panel 👁 Selecting a data source
   
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Azure Active Directory.

   Azure Active Directory uses the OAuth authentication standard. To authenticate using OAuth, create an app to obtain the OAuthClientId, OAuthClientSecret, and CallbackURL connection properties. See the OAuth section in the Help documentation for an authentication guide.

   👁 Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
   
4. Click Create & Test

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

Access Live Azure Active Directory Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live Azure Active Directory 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. 👁 Install the Add-In
   
4. Back in Excel, open the Data ribbon select and click the CData Connect Spreadsheets "Get Data" button. 👁 Open Add in panel
   
5. In the Add-In panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account 👁 Authorizing the Add-In
   
6. In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import 👁 Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel
   
7. Choose a Connection (e.g. AzureAD1), Table (e.g. Domains), and Columns to import 👁 Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel
   
8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit 👁 Choosing a Connection, Table, and Columns
   
9. Click Execute to import the data 👁 Executing the Query
   

Update Azure Active Directory Data from Excel

In addition to viewing Azure Active Directory data in Excel, Connect Spreadsheets also lets you update and delete Azure Active Directory data. Begin by importing data (as described above).

1. Update any cell or cells with changes you want to push to Azure Active Directory
2. In the Connect Spreadsheets Add-In panel, select Update
3. Optionally highlight the cell(s) you wish to update and select an update option ("Update All" or "Update Selected") 👁 Executing the update (Salesforce is shown).
   
4. Click Execute to push the updates to Azure Active Directory

A notification will appear when the update is complete.

Live Access to Azure Active Directory Data from Spreadsheets

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

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