Getting Data

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 Getting Data

Databases Files Web and Other

On-premises databases Files stored on-premises Sources
import or direct or
connections URL sources, OData
in OneDrive feeds, and more

Azure Online Services

Cloud databases,
Software as a Service
storage,
sources
and services
 Databases: Import

IBM DB2
SQL Server Power BI
Service
MySQL

Oracle
PostgreSQL
Teradata
Sybase
SAP HANA Analysis Access
Services
 Databases: DirectQuery
Enterprise Gateway
required

All model tables must

come from same
SQL Server Power BI database
Service
No calculated columns
Oracle or tables in the model

Teradata No data type changes

Good for large

datasets or real-time
SAP HANA data access
 Databases: Analysis Services Connect Live

Power BI
Service

Enterprise Gateway

Analysis Services Analysis Services

Tabular Multidimensional
Access and Excel Connection Errors

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=285987
Files

JSON
Power BI
Service
 Web and Other Sources

Web
R R Script

Power BI
Service
SharePoint List Exchange

HDFS ODBC
Hadoop File
ODBC

Active Directory OData Feed

 Blob storage
Azure
Table storage

DocumentDB
Power BI
Service
DirectQuery

SQL DB SQL DB
SQL DW SQL DW
Data
Lake Import
 Online Services

Power BI
Service
SharePoint Online Exchange Online

Dynamics CRM
Salesforce Objects
& Reports

Google Analytics Facebook

Manual Entry

Power BI
Service
Summary
Databases
Files
Web URL
Additional Resources
Azure and Power BI
- https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-
us/documentation/powerbi-azure-and-
power-bi/
Connect to online sources
- https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-
us/documentation/powerbi-content-
packs-services/
Microsoft Access Database Engine
Download
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-
us/download/details.aspx?id=13255
Additional Resources

Power BI Data Source Prerequisites

- https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-
us/documentation/powerbi-desktop-
data-source-prerequisites/
Using DirectQuery in Power BI Desktop
- https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-
us/documentation/powerbi-desktop-
use-directquery/
Additional Resources
American Community Survey
documentation
- https://www2.census.gov/programs-
surveys/acs/summary_file/2014/docume
ntation/
tech_docs/
American Community Survey data
- https://www2.census.gov/programs-
surveys/acs/summary_file/2014/data/