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

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 BambooHR data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to BambooHR, connect to BambooHR data from Power BI and then create reports on BambooHR data in Power BI.

Configure BambooHR Connectivity for Power BI

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

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

2. Select "BambooHR" from the Add Connection panel
👁 Selecting a data source

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

   To connect to BambooHR, generate an API key by logging in and navigating to your user menu (lower-left) > API Keys > Add API Key. Copy the key immediately (it is shown only once). Then set the following:

   • Domain: The subdomain of your BambooHR account URL. For example, if your URL is acmeinc.bamboohr.com, set this to acmeinc.
   • API Key: The API key generated from your BambooHR account.
   👁 Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
   
4. Click Save & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add BambooHR Connection page and update the User-based permissions. 👁 Updating permissions
   

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

Query BambooHR Tables

Follow the steps below to build a query to pull BambooHR 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 BambooHR data from Power BI

Create BambooHR 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 BambooHR Data from Data Applications

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

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