Access Live Google Campaign Manager 360 Data in Excel 365 Online (Excel for the web)

Microsoft Excel for the web represents a cloud-native iteration of Microsoft Excel. When integrated with CData Connect AI, you gain immediate access to Google Campaign Manager 360 data directly from within Excel. This access facilitates data analysis, collaborative work, calculations, and more. This article provides a step-by-step guide on connecting to Google Campaign Manager 360 within your Connect AI instance and accessing live Google Campaign Manager 360 data in Excel for the web spreadsheets, whether for viewing or updating purposes.

CData Connect AI provides a pure cloud-to-cloud interface for Google Campaign Manager 360, allowing you to easily access live Google Campaign Manager 360 data in Excel for the web. Simply use the Connect AI Add-In to query live data (or write your own). Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect AI pushes all supported query operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to Google Campaign Manager 360, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Google Campaign Manager 360 data.

Configure Google Campaign Manager 360 Connectivity for Excel

Connectivity to Google Campaign Manager 360 from Excel is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with Google Campaign Manager 360 data from Excel, we start by creating and configuring a Google Campaign Manager 360 connection.

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

2. Select "Google Campaign Manager 360" from the Add Connection panel
👁 Selecting a data source

3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Google Campaign Manager 360.

   Google Campaign Manager uses the OAuth authentication standard. The data provider facilitates OAuth in various ways as described below. The following OAuth flow requires the authenticating user to interact with DoubleClick Campaign Manager, using the browser. You can also use a service account to authenticate.

   For authentication guides, see the Getting Started section of the data provider help documentation.

   👁 Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
   
4. Click Save & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Google Campaign Manager 360 Connection page and update the User-based permissions. 👁 Updating permissions
   

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Google Campaign Manager 360 data from Excel for the web.

Access Live Google Campaign Manager 360 Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect AI from Excel to access live Google Campaign Manager 360 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 CData Connect Spreadsheets Add-In and install the Add-in. 👁 Install the Add-In
   
4. Click Data and open the CData Connect Spreadsheets Add-In.
5. In the Add-In panel, click Login or Sign-up to authenticate with your CData Connect AI instance 👁 Authorizing the Add-In
   
6. In the CData Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import 👁 CData Connect AI panel in Excel
   
7. Choose a Connection (e.g. GoogleCM1), Table (e.g. CampaignPerformance), and Columns to import 👁 CData Connect AI 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 Google Campaign Manager 360 Data from Excel

In addition to viewing Google Campaign Manager 360 data in Excel, CData Connect AI also lets you update and delete Google Campaign Manager 360 data. Begin by importing data (as described above).

1. Update any cell or cells with changes you want to push to Google Campaign Manager 360 (your changes will be in red)
2. In the CData 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")
4. Click Execute to push the updates to Google Campaign Manager 360 👁 Updating data (Salesforce is shown).
   

A notification will appear when the update is complete

Live Access to Google Campaign Manager 360 Data from Cloud Applications

New, you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live Google Campaign Manager 360 data from your Excel workbook. You can add more data to your workbook for calculations, aggregations, collaboration, and more.

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