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Connect from Microsoft Power BI Desktop¶
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This tutorial demonstrates how to connect to the MongoDB Connector for BI using Microsoft Power BI Desktop.
Prerequisites¶
- Create a 64-bit system Data Source Name (DSN).
- If your BI Connector and MongoDB deployment are running with authentication enabled, install the MongoDB C Authentication Plugin for your platform.
Procedure¶
1
Start Power BI Desktop.¶
2
Select an ODBC Data Source Name¶
From the Home screen:
Select the Get Data tab.
Click More…
Select ODBC from the list of data sources and click Connect.
Select your ODBC data source name from the list and click OK.
3
Select the Data to Work With¶
The Power BI Navigator shows a list of databases. Select a database and one or more collections to work with. A preview of your data appears to the right.
Click Load when your selection is complete.
4
Begin Working with Power BI¶
Your selected data is available for use with Power BI’s visualization tools.