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SQL-statements from Excel into Power BI
Hi all
I'm new to Power BI and have a question regarding SQL-statements.
In our organisation we have an Excel spreadsheet with a Pivot-table, that connects to a database. I'm not an expert in SQL, but I just want the same data that I get into my Excel spreadsheet into Power BI instead, so I can visualize my data.
To eamplify, I have attached the connection properties here. It's these data I want in Power BI.
Anybody that knows if this is possible? And anybody that can help?
Thank you very much in advance.
Best regards Henrik
Hi,
It is possible to get data from a SQL database into Power BI Desktop - if you later want to upload your model to the Power BI Service you will need to setup a gateway to enable data refresh.
Perhaps this video can help you: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/guided-learning/powerbi-learning-1-2-connect-to-data-sources-in-power-bi-desktop
Basically what you need to do is:
1. Open Power BI Desktop and select Get Data
2. Select SQL Server as you source
3. Connect to the SQL Server / Database
4. Copy/Paste your select statement from Excel
5. Load the data into your model
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Hi,
It is possible to get data from a SQL database into Power BI Desktop - if you later want to upload your model to the Power BI Service you will need to setup a gateway to enable data refresh.
Perhaps this video can help you: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/guided-learning/powerbi-learning-1-2-connect-to-data-sources-in-power-bi-desktop
Basically what you need to do is:
1. Open Power BI Desktop and select Get Data
2. Select SQL Server as you source
3. Connect to the SQL Server / Database
4. Copy/Paste your select statement from Excel
5. Load the data into your model
Can I do it in the online version or is it only the desktop version that allows it?
As far as I know you need to build the model in the Power BI Desktop to get data from an on-premise SQL server.
If you ask me I the Power BI Desktop is a much better tool for development.
