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

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Configure Azure Analysis Services Connectivity for Excel

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

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

   To connect to Azure Analysis Services, set the Url property to a valid server, for instance, asazure://southcentralus.asazure.windows.net/server, in addition to authenticating. Optionally, set Database to distinguish which Azure database on the server to connect to.

   Azure Analysis Services uses the OAuth authentication standard. OAuth requires the authenticating user to interact with Azure Analysis Services using the browser. You can connect without setting any connection properties for your user credentials. See the Help documentation for more information.

4. Click Create & Test

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

Access Live Azure Analysis Services Data in Excel for the web

The steps below outline connecting to Connect Spreadsheets from Excel to access live Azure Analysis Services 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. AAS1), Table (e.g. Customer), and Columns to import
8. Optionally add Filters, Sorting, and a Limit
9. Click Execute to import the data

Live Access to Azure Analysis Services Data from Spreadsheets

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