Access Live Power BI XMLA Data in Excel for the Web (Excel 365/Online) through Connect Spreadsheets

Microsoft Excel for the web represents a cloud-native iteration of Microsoft Excel. When combined with Connect Spreadsheets by CData, you gain immediate access to Power BI XMLA data directly within Excel, facilitating data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to Power BI XMLA in Connect Spreadsheets and access live Power BI XMLA data in Excel spreadsheets online.

Connect Spreadsheets is the easiest way to get all your live data into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets - no more downloading, wrangling, and uploading files again. Just connect to your data, select the dataset you'd like to see, and import it into your spreadsheet.

Configure Power BI XMLA Connectivity for Excel

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

1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Sources and click Add Connection 👁 Adding a Connection
   
2. Select "Power BI XMLA" from the Add Connection panel 👁 Selecting a data source
   
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Power BI XMLA.

   By default, use Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) to connect to Microsoft Power BI XMLA. Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) is Microsoft's multi-tenant, cloud-based directory and identity management service. It is user-based authentication that requires that you set AuthScheme to EntraID (formerly AzureAD).

   For more information on other authentication schemes, refer to the Help documentation.

   👁 Configuring a connection (Salesforce is shown)
   
4. Click Create & Test

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to Power BI XMLA data from Excel for the web.

Access Live Power BI XMLA Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live Power BI XMLA 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 Connect Spreadsheets and click "Get it now" to install the Add-in. 👁 Install the Add-In
   
4. Back in Excel, open the Data ribbon select and click the CData Connect Spreadsheets "Get Data" button. 👁 Open Add in panel
   
5. In the Add-In panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account 👁 Authorizing the Add-In
   
6. In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import 👁 Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel
   
7. Choose a Connection (e.g. PowerBIXMLA1), Table (e.g. Customer), and Columns to import 👁 Connect Spreadsheets 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 Power BI XMLA Data from Spreadsheets

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

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