Install the connector
Watch the video, or follow the instructions below to install the Power BI Connector.
To install the connector:
- Contact your account representative to enable SQL connection features on your account.
- Ensure Power BI is installed and is up to date.
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Find the Windows ODBC package and the Power BI Connector at this link.
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Download both the ODBC executable and the Power BI Connector file.
Both files are now in your downloads directory.
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Run the ODBC Driver Setup wizard.
The ODBC Driver for 1010data Setup screen appears.
- Follow the prompts in the ODBC Driver Setup wizard to install and configure the ODBC Driver.
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When you get to the Installation completed successfully
dialog, make sure Configure ODBC Data Source is selected and
click Finish.
The DSN Configuration screen appears.
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In the DSN Configuration screen, enter the following
information:
Basic connection:
ADFS connection:
Okta connection:
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Click Test Connection.
You should see the following dialog:
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Click OK in this dialog and click OK
again to exit the DSN Configuration screen.
Note: If you need to make further changes to your DSN Configuration screen in the future, run the program ConfigureODBC in the directory C:\Program Files\Cdata\CData ODBC Driver for 1010data.
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Navigate to your
C:\Users\[USERNAME]\Documents
directory.
Note: The Documents folder must be on your local machine, not a shared drive Documents folder.
- Create a folder called Power BI Desktop if it does not already exist.
- Within the Power BI Desktop folder, create a folder called Custom Connectors if it does not already exist.
- Move the .pqx file you downloaded to the folder C:\Users\[USERNAME]\Documents\Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors.