How to Setup PowerBI Connector:

 

 

 

 

1. Verification and confirmation procedure

Confirm that the Microsoft Power BI® is activated and enabled under the license of Olation.

 

Open Olation Studio

 

Navigate to the license by right-clicking on localhost

 

 

 

 

 

Select the Olation Server Tab

 

Scroll down to Features

 

Confirm Microsoft Power BI ® is activated 

 

 

 

  1. If Microsoft Power BI® is not activated, please contact Leigh Presti or Charlotte Guerra before proceeding to the next steps of installation.

 

 

 

 

2. Installation procedure

 

 

Connect to Filezilla with user credentials

 

Browse to the following directory Internal Software Distribution/Olation/20.046

 

Copy the zipped file Olation4PowerBI – BETA 1.0.zip to your local drive or saved location

 

Extract the files to a folder

 

Inside the extracted folder copy Olation.pqx

 

Navigate to the following directory in File Explorer

%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors

Note: Create a directory if needed

  

 

Click the View tab, enable File name extensions

 

 

 

 

 

Rename (F2) the file extension from Olation.pqx to Olation.zip

 

                             

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Open Olation.zip and reconfigure OlaCon.cfg 

 

 

Change to the following “http://localhost:4387” then save (Ctrl + S)

 

Revert the file extension back to the original by renaming Olation.zip to Olation.pqx

 

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3. Creating an Olation Slice Procedure

 

Open the Olation Studio application

 

Connect to the Registered Server

 

 

Open desired database

 

             

 

 

 

Open and create a slice of database in PowerExcel

 

 

Save the slice 

 

Verify the slice is saved in Olation Studio by expanding the database to view the cube and its respective saved slices 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Configuring PowerBI Connector

 

When opening Microsoft Power BI® on the first instance after creating the Power BI connection, a prompt will appear. Follow the sequence of steps to ensure the connector is operational

 


Open the Microsoft PowerBI Desktop application. Navigate to File >> Option and Setting >> Option >> Security

 

Select the Not Recommended option under Data Extensions 


 

 

 

Restart the Microsoft PowerBI Desktop application 

 

 

 

5. Opening saved Olation slice in Power BI Procedure

 

 

Navigate to Get Data >> Other >> Olation

 

 

 

Expand the database. Select and load the saved slice