Access Live Google Analytics 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 Analytics 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 Analytics within your Connect AI instance and accessing live Google Analytics 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 Analytics, allowing you to easily access live Google Analytics 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 Analytics, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return Google Analytics data.

Configure Google Analytics Connectivity for Excel

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

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

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

3. Google Analytics uses OAuth to authenticate. Click "Sign in" to authenticate with Google Analytics. 👁 Authenticating with OAuth (Salesforce is shown).
   
4. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add Google Analytics Connection page and update the User-based permissions. 👁 Updating permissions
   

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

Access Live Google Analytics Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect AI from Excel to access live Google Analytics 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. GoogleAnalytics1), Table (e.g. Traffic), 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
   

Live Access to Google Analytics Data from Cloud Applications

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

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