I did some extensive searching and was unable to find the answer to my question:
Are there alternatives to pulling data using ATOM Data Feeds other than Microsoft Powerpivot? I am trying to set up a connection to MS Access so I can populate some tables using data that currently has to be accessed through an SSRS embedded on a Sharepoint dashboard. I do not have access to the server, so I can't create my own connection at this time. Powerpivot has been the only method that returns data outside of manually going to the Sharepoint. I want the data to automatically populate in MS Access 2010.
I would try the Power Query Add-In - it can connect to SharePoint Lists or OData feeds:
SharePoint:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/excel-help/connect-to-a-sharepoint-list-HA104019822.aspx
OData:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/excel-help/connect-to-an-odata-feed-HA104019824.aspx
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I have a PowerBI Online dataset, which was created in PowerBI desktop and then published online. So far so good.
I connect to the dataset from Excel via PowerBI pusblish, which work as expected. I'm able to refresh the data in the offline version of Excel, but if I attempt to refresh it in Excel online, I get a generic error.
Is it even possible to refresh Excel online which is connected to PowerBI dataset? If not, any possible workaround?
Thanks for any tip
I'm not sure if this is an exact answer, but I've got a set up here where the O365 online excel document lives in a sharepoint environment. I was able to add the sharepoint site as a source in PowerBI - so whenever the online excel gets updated (because it resides on the sharepoint server), it's able to be fed into Sharepoint.
There does not seem to be a way to set up automatic refreshing of data from Sharepoint like there is with a SQL server.
The main difference from what I can tell is that Sharepoint is only listed as a Data Table, with no Data Connection Settings.
Data Connection
Data Table
How can I can I set up Spotfire to automatically update the data from Sharepoint once a day? I've tried various JS and IronPython scripts, although not specifically designed for Sharepoint data updates and I've had no luck so far.
I had contacted Spotfire support and at the moment is it not possible to do automatic updating from Sharepoint. They may or may not add it in the future.
I am completely new Office 365 (and SharePoint) but have been asked to create a site that will display a range of data in the form of graphs and tables etc The data will change daily and therefore it must be possible for members of the team to enter new raw data, for the results to then be displayed through Office 365.
I realise this might sound a little vague but my initial thoughts are that SharePoint is what I should use to display the data and to have a SQL backend database that stores the data for SharePoint to connect to. Having done some reading on the topic and I am still a little unsure if this is common practice or even possible.
Any inital pointers would be greatly appreciated.
This can be done with Power BI. The data sources can by almost anything, SQL, spreadsheets, online sources, you name it. Create queries to get the data, model it (if required) and build reports and dashboards that display in a browser (or on a phone).
I have a requirement to create KPI and dashboard for which all data comes from Oracle. I am looking for getting this data into PerformancePoint to create KPIs..
Can anybody point me to the right direction on how to set my data source as Oracle tables? If this is not possible, what are other options available for me to get my data to SQL Server and then get it to display KPIs...
Will it be possible to use Business Catalog? or will I have to use some web services? Does anybody have how to go about this requirement?
I would think the best route to go would to possibly pull the Oracle data into a PowerPivot file and reference that in PerformancePoint. You could pull the data into SharePoint list through BCS or use SQL Server LinkedServer (but would just be tabular in PPS), but with PowerPivot or pulling it into a SSAS model that would probably be ideal and provide more functionality.
I'm creating custom SSRS reports for a client that uses CRM Online. However, I'm not able to deploy reports that have SQL DataSource connections to them. I get the following error:
"Invalid Data Source. This report type is not supported. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online supports only reports that use Fetch XML data sources."
However, this error is somewhat untrue. Reason: When I download other custom reports from their CRM, the DataSources are all SQL connection strings with T-SQL queries.
So, there MUST be a way to deploy these reports. From within the client's network perhaps? I've not been able to find any details online thus far. Help?
I'm afraid there is no solution. CRM Online will only allow you to upload fetchXml based reports. There is no workaround (that I have heard of at least).
Are you sure that the other reports you downloaded are definitely custom (CRM allows some system reports to be SQL based) or if custom do they actually work (nevermind how they got there in the first place!).
Yes it's possible with couple of work around.
You need to create your data source for SQL and upload it on your CRM server. Do you have SSRS services running on your CRM server ? if yes then there would be 2 data sources available. One for CRM data source (fetch XML) and another for SQL server.if it's not there you need to create it .
Once you have those data source you are good to get your data in your SSRS report. Make sure your data source name should match with your SSRS report data source. (I have on-promise environment for my CRM 2011)