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Connect from Microsoft Power BI Desktop
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This tutorial demonstrates how to connect to the MongoDB Connector for BI using Microsoft Power BI Desktop.
Prerequisites
Create a 64-bit system Data Source Name (DSN).
Procedure
1
Start Power BI Desktop.
2
Select an ODBC Data Source Name
From the Home screen:
Select the Get Data tab.
Click More...
Select ODBC from the list of data sources and click Connect.
Select your ODBC data source name from the list and click OK.
3
Select the Data to Work With
The Power BI Navigator shows a list of databases. Select a database and one or more collections to work with. A preview of your data appears to the right.
Click Load when your selection is complete.
4
Begin Working with Power BI
Your selected data is available for use with Power BI's visualization tools.