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

Configure Google Sheets Connectivity for Power BI

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

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

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

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

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

Query Google Sheets Tables

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

Create Google Sheets 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 Google Sheets Data from Data Applications

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

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