Forum Discussion

AlongTheseLines's avatar
AlongTheseLines
Advocate III
11 years ago
Solved

Azure Data Catalog Integration?

Are there any details available on what integration with the Azure Data Catalog might look like? Will it support query sharing?
timrodman's avatar
timrodman
Helper I
11 years ago

Side question. Is Azure Data Catalog the same as the Power Query feature pictured below or is it something different?

 

2015-07-16_06-56-19.png

MatthewRoche's avatar
MatthewRoche
Microsoft Employee
11 years ago

Hi all,

 

From the Azure Data Catalog FAQ: You can think of Azure Data Catalog as an evolution of the Data Catalog. Azure Data Catalog delivers similar capabilities for data source publishing and discovery, but is focused on broader scenarios and not dependent on Office 365. Shortly after the Azure Data Catalog becomes generally available the two catalogs will merge into a single service.

 

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/data-catalog-frequently-asked-questions/#q-how-is-azure-data-catalog-related-to-the-data-catalog-in-power-bi-for-office-365

 

Please let me know if this answers your question and gives you the information you need.

 

Edit: This is Matthew from the Azure Data Catalog team, so please feel free to ask questions if you have them. You can also visit the Azure Data Catalog forum ( https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/azure/en-US/home?forum=azuredatacatalog ) for questions specific to ADC.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    9 years ago

    I am still not clear on how do i connect from Power bi to azure data catalog. 

    • andre's avatar
      andre
      Memorable Member
      9 years ago

      the short answer is that you can't.  it works great from excel but it does not work at all from power bi desktop. 

    • djnww's avatar
      djnww
      Impactful Individual
      9 years ago

      Anonymous,

       

      Andre is correct. Currently, the Azure Data Catalog does not connect directly to Power BI. The Microsoft documentation incorrectly states that it can.

       

      However, you can use the Azure Data Catalog REST API to push the data into Power BI if you wish. It is actually quite a simple API if your IT area will allow you to set it up. There is a step-by-step guide for this which can easily be found.

       

      Cheers,

      D

      • rherrmann's avatar
        rherrmann
        New Member
        9 years ago
        This is a joke. Implementing a polished self service BI tool like Power BI to bring the data closer to the business people. Doing the same with letting the business people document the data. These are two awesome ideas... and then... you do not connect them? ! Please update us and tell us that one of you guys is implementing this right now.
        If your sales sell the glossary feature of the azure data catalog, i really do not care to pay for that integration too. It is the only reason to build a data cataloge, to improve a self service bi solution.
        Thank you, for sharing your thoughts, MS.