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Stream Dataset for local SQL Server Database Query
Hi,
how to create Power BI Stream Datasets and Push Data from local SQL Server Query Data to that Stream datasets.
-- Ragu Thangavel
It would require quite some coding skill.
You can find the API sample to push data to your stream dataset in Power BI service. Then you can query your databases and send data via a http request in any language you master. Eg in this case, I test it in Powershell.
$SqlServer = 'yourSQLserverName'; $SqlDatabase = 'databaseName'; $SqlConnectionString = 'Data Source={0};Initial Catalog={1};Integrated Security=SSPI' -f $SqlServer, $SqlDatabase; $SqlQuery = "SELECT * FROM streamData;"; $SqlCommand = New-Object -TypeName System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand; $SqlCommand.CommandText = $SqlQuery; $SqlConnection = New-Object -TypeName System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection -ArgumentList $SqlConnectionString; $SqlCommand.Connection = $SqlConnection; $SqlConnection.Open(); $SqlDataReader = $SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(); ##you would find your own endpoint in the Power BI service $endpoint = "https://api.powerbi.com/beta/72f98xxxxxxx011db47/datasets/d685398b-86xxxxx47f95a9b20e4/rows?key=E5sABoNsS3uxxxxcdwr6QVpJSAgOA6juxxxxxvNYRBjtuLfIg%3D%3D" #Fetch data and write out to files while ($SqlDataReader.Read()) { $payload = @{ "product" =$SqlDataReader['product'] "sales" =$SqlDataReader['sales'] "datetime" =$SqlDataReader['datetime'] } Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "$endpoint" -Body (ConvertTo-Json @($payload)) } $SqlConnection.Close(); $SqlConnection.Dispose();
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- Eric_ZhangMicrosoft Employee
It would require quite some coding skill.
You can find the API sample to push data to your stream dataset in Power BI service. Then you can query your databases and send data via a http request in any language you master. Eg in this case, I test it in Powershell.
$SqlServer = 'yourSQLserverName'; $SqlDatabase = 'databaseName'; $SqlConnectionString = 'Data Source={0};Initial Catalog={1};Integrated Security=SSPI' -f $SqlServer, $SqlDatabase; $SqlQuery = "SELECT * FROM streamData;"; $SqlCommand = New-Object -TypeName System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand; $SqlCommand.CommandText = $SqlQuery; $SqlConnection = New-Object -TypeName System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection -ArgumentList $SqlConnectionString; $SqlCommand.Connection = $SqlConnection; $SqlConnection.Open(); $SqlDataReader = $SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(); ##you would find your own endpoint in the Power BI service $endpoint = "https://api.powerbi.com/beta/72f98xxxxxxx011db47/datasets/d685398b-86xxxxx47f95a9b20e4/rows?key=E5sABoNsS3uxxxxcdwr6QVpJSAgOA6juxxxxxvNYRBjtuLfIg%3D%3D" #Fetch data and write out to files while ($SqlDataReader.Read()) { $payload = @{ "product" =$SqlDataReader['product'] "sales" =$SqlDataReader['sales'] "datetime" =$SqlDataReader['datetime'] } Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "$endpoint" -Body (ConvertTo-Json @($payload)) } $SqlConnection.Close(); $SqlConnection.Dispose();- mrslyfoxHelper II
Hello,
Could you please describe a little bit more your API?
If I have a local MS SQL with ip 10.0.0.1 and db name 'production_db'
with constantly updated Fact_Produced table, with a two columns DateTime and ProducedKgthan how your query will looks like and should I use some additional MS app to get connection to the my DB?
- blackshep01Frequent Visitor
Eric_Zhang Is there a tutorial on how to do?
- Eric_ZhangMicrosoft Employee
It is a Powershell script, so if you'd like to learn Powershell, you'll find the tutorial in the Internet everywhere.
As to this case, the shortcuts can be
- mrslyfoxHelper II
Hello,
Could you please describe a little bit more your API?
If I have a local MS SQL with ip 10.0.0.1 and db name 'production_db'
with constantly updated Fact_Produced table, with a two columns DateTime and ProducedKghow your query will looks like and should I use some additional MS app to get connection to the my DB?
- Eric_ZhangMicrosoft Employee
The sample PowerShell actually retrieves data from SQL Server and send data to the streaming dataset.
When saying contantly updated, I think you could use a while loop and change the code accordingly.