Access Live Azure Table Data in Excel for the Web (Excel 365/Online)

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 Azure Table data directly within Excel, facilitating data analysis, collaboration, calculations, and more. This article shows how to connect to Azure Table in Connect Spreadsheets and access and update live Azure Table data in Excel spreadsheets online.

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Configure Azure Table Connectivity for Excel

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

1. Log into Connect Spreadsheets, click Connections and click Add Connection
2. Select "Azure Table" from the Add Connection panel
3. Enter the necessary authentication properties to connect to Azure Table.

   Specify your AccessKey and your Account to connect. Set the Account property to the Storage Account Name and set AccessKey to one of the Access Keys. Either the Primary or Secondary Access Keys can be used. To obtain these values, navigate to the Storage Accounts blade in the Azure portal. You can obtain the access key by selecting your account and clicking Access Keys in the Settings section.

4. Click Create & Test

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

Access Live Azure Table Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live Azure Table 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.
4. Back in Excel, open the Data ribbon select and click the Connect Spreadsheets "Get Data" button.
5. In the Add-In panel, click "Log in" to sign into and authenticate with your Connect Spreadsheets account
6. In the Connect Spreadsheets panel in Excel, click Import
7. Choose a Connection (e.g. AzureTables1), Table (e.g. NorthwindProducts), and Columns to import
8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
9. Click Execute to import the data

Update Azure Table Data from Excel

In addition to viewing Azure Table data in Excel, Connect Spreadsheets also lets you update and delete Azure Table data. Begin by importing data (as described above).

1. Update any cell or cells with changes you want to push to Azure Table
2. In the 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 Azure Table

A notification will appear when the update is complete

Live Access to Azure Table Data from Spreadsheets

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

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