Use the CData ODBC Driver for Google Ad Manager in Microsoft Power Query

The CData ODBC Driver for Google Ad Manager enables you to link to Google Ad Manager data in Microsoft Power Query, ensuring that you see any updates. This article details how to use the ODBC driver to import Google Ad Manager data into Microsoft Power Query.

Connect to Google Ad Manager as an ODBC Data Source

If you have not already, first specify connection properties in an ODBC DSN (data source name). This is the last step of the driver installation. You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure ODBC DSNs.

Google Ads Manager uses the OAuth authentication standard. You can authorize the data provider to access Google Ads Manager as an individual user or with a service account that you create in the Google APIs Console. See the Getting Started section in the data provider help documentation for an authentication guide.

Import Google Ad Manager Data

Follow the steps below to import Google Ad Manager data using standard SQL:

1. From the ribbon in Excel, click Power Query -> From Other Data Sources -> From ODBC.

2. Enter the ODBC connection string. Below is a connection string using the default DSN created when you install the driver:

   Provider=MSDASQL.1;Persist Security Info=False;DSN=CData GoogleAdsManager Source

3. Enter the SELECT statement to import data with. For example:

    SELECT Id, Name FROM Orders
    

   👁 The ODBC connection string and SELECT query. (Salesforce is shown.)
   

4. Enter credentials, if required, and click Connect. The results of the query are displayed in the Query Editor Preview. You can combine queries from other data sources or refine the data with Power Query formulas. To load the query to the worksheet, click the Close and Load button.

   👁 Tables loaded in Power Query. (Salesforce is shown.)