Visualize Live HCL Domino Data in Power BI (via CData Connect Cloud)

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 Cloud, you get access to HCL Domino data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to use CData Connect to create a live connection to HCL Domino, connect to HCL Domino data from Power BI and then create reports on HCL Domino data in Power BI.

Configure HCL Domino Connectivity for Power BI

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

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

   Prerequisites

   The connector requires the Proton component to be installed. Normally, Proton is distributed as part of the AppDev pack. See the HCL documentation for instructions on acquiring and installing Proton or the AppDev pack.

   Once the Proton service is installed and running, you will also need to create a user account and download its Internet certificate. This certificate can be used to set the connector certificate connection properties.

   Authenticating to Domino

   • Server: The name or IP address of the server running Domino with the Proton service.
   • Port: The port number that the Proton service is listening on.
   • Database: The name of the database file, including the .nsf extension.
   • SSLClientCertType: This must match the format of the certificate file. Typically this will be either PEMKEY_FILE for .pem certificates or PFXFILE for .pfx certificates.
   • SSLClientCert: The path to the certificate file.
   • SSLServerCert: This can be set to (*) if you trust the server. This is usually the case, but if you want to perform SSL validation, you may provide a certificate or thumbprint instead. See the documentation for SSLServerCert for details.

   Additional Server Configuration

   The connector supports querying Domino views if any are defined. Before views can be queried by the connector they must be registered with the design catalog.

   Please refer to the Catalog Administration section of the AppDev pack documentation for details on how to do this.

4. Click Create & Test
5. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add HCL Domino Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to HCL Domino data from Power BI.

Query HCL Domino Tables

Follow the steps below to build a query to pull HCL Domino data into the report:

1. Open Power BI Desktop and click Get Data -> Online Services -> CData Connect Cloud and click "Connect"
2. Click "Sign in" and authenticate with your CData Connect Cloud account
3. After signing in, click "Connect"
4. Select tables in the Navigator dialog
5. Click Load to establish the connection to your HCL Domino data from Power BI

Create HCL Domino 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 HCL Domino Data from Data Applications

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

To get SQL data access to 100+ SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources (including HCL Domino) directly from your on-premise BI, reporting, ETL and other data applications, visit the CData Connect page and start a free trial.