Peliqan documentation

Microsoft Power BI

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You cannot connect directly to data warehouses using Power BI Web (the online version in the browser), make sure to use Power BI Desktop.

For Materialized tables: in Peliqan go to Connections, find the tile named “Sync Data warehouse” and copy & paste all the details from the Target:

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For SaaS sources: in Peliqan go to Connections, find the tile of the SaaS connection and copy & paste all the details from the Target:

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Use these settings in Power BI to connect:

  • Connection type: Postgres (default data warehouse type in Peliqan)
  • Server: db.eu.peliqan.io (for EU instance)
  • User name & password: copy / paste from the Target of the Connection tile (see above)
  • Database name: same as the user name
  • SSL: enabled

Demo video

Step by step

In Power BI, click on “Get Data” and then “More”. Select PostgreSQL from the list:

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Paste the host name from the Peliqan data warehouse, e.g. db.eu.peliqan.io , the database name and click OK:

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On the next screen, enter the database name from Peliqan and select “DirectQuery”. Note that the database name is the same as the user name (login). On the next screen, enter the login and password from Peliqan:

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When Power BI does not ask for a login and password, go to the Home menu ribbon, click on Transform Data and select “Data source settings” from the drop-down menu. Select the existing datasource and change its credentials, or remove it completely. Click here for more info.

Select the tables to include in Power BI:

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You can now build charts in Power BI:

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