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Load Power BI XMLA Data to a Database Using Embulk
Use CData JDBC drivers with the open source ETL/ELT tool Embulk to load Power BI XMLA data to a database.
Embulk is an open source bulk data loader. When paired with the CData JDBC Driver for Power BI XMLA, Embulk easily loads data from Power BI XMLA to any supported destination. In this article, we explain how to use the CData JDBC Driver for Power BI XMLA in Embulk to load Power BI XMLA data to a MySQL dtabase.
With built-in optimized data processing, the CData JDBC Driver offers unmatched performance for interacting with live Power BI XMLA data. When you issue complex SQL queries to Power BI XMLA, the driver pushes supported SQL operations, like filters and aggregations, directly to Power BI XMLA and utilizes the embedded SQL engine to process unsupported operations client-side (often SQL functions and JOIN operations).
Configure a JDBC Connection to Power BI XMLA Data
Before creating a bulk load job in Embulk, note the installation location for the JAR file for the JDBC Driver (typically C:\Program Files\CData\CData JDBC Driver for Power BI XMLA\lib).
Embulk supports JDBC connectivity, so you can easily connect to Power BI XMLA and execute SQL queries. Before creating a bulk load job, create a JDBC URL for authenticating with Power BI XMLA.
By default, use Azure AD to connect to Microsoft Power BI XMLA. Azure AD is Microsoft’s multi-tenant, cloud-based directory and identity management service. It is user-based authentication that requires that you set AuthScheme to AzureAD.
For more information on other authentication schemes, refer to the Help documentation.
Built-in Connection String Designer
For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Power BI XMLA JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.
java -jar cdata.jdbc.powerbixmla.jar
Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.
Below is a typical JDBC connection string for Power BI XMLA:
jdbc:powerbixmla:AuthScheme=AzureADInitiateOAuth=GETANDREFRESH
Load Power BI XMLA Data in Embulk
After installing the CData JDBC Driver and creating a JDBC connection string, install the required Embulk plugins.
Install Embulk Input & Output Plugins
- Install the JDBC Input Plugin in Embulk.
https://github.com/embulk/embulk-input-jdbc/tree/master/embulk-input-jdbc - In this article, we use MySQL as the destination database. You can also choose SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Google BigQuery as the destination using the output Plugins.
https://github.com/embulk/embulk-output-jdbc/tree/master/embulk-output-mysqlembulk gem install embulk-output-mysql
embulk gem install embulk-input-jdbc
With the input and output plugins installed, we are ready to load Power BI XMLA data into MySQL using Embulk.
Create a Job to Load Power BI XMLA Data
Start by creating a config file in Embulk, using a name like powerbixmla-mysql.yml.
- For the input plugin options, use the CData JDBC Driver for Power BI XMLA, including the path to the driver JAR file, the driver class (e.g. cdata.jdbc.powerbixmla.PowerBIXMLADriver), and the JDBC URL from above
- For the output plugin options, use the values and credentials for the MySQL database
Sample Config File (powerbixmla-mysql.yml)
in:
type: jdbc
driver_path: C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20xx\lib\cdata.jdbc.powerbixmla.jar
driver_class: cdata.jdbc.powerbixmla.PowerBIXMLADriver
url: jdbc:powerbixmla:AuthScheme=AzureADInitiateOAuth=REFRESH
table: "Customer"
out:
type: mysql
host: localhost
database: DatabaseName
user: UserId
password: UserPassword
table: "Customer"
mode: insert
After creating the file, run the Embulk job.
embulk run powerbixmla-mysql.yml
After running the the Embulk job, find the Salesforce data in the MySQL table.
Load Filtered Power BI XMLA Data
In addition to loading data directly from a table, you can use a custom SQL query to have more granular control of the data loaded. You can also perform increment loads by setting a last updated column in a SQL WHERE clause in the query field.
in:
type: jdbc
driver_path: C:\Program Files\CData[product_name] 20xx\lib\cdata.jdbc.powerbixmla.jar
driver_class: cdata.jdbc.powerbixmla.PowerBIXMLADriver
url: jdbc:powerbixmla:AuthScheme=AzureADInitiateOAuth=REFRESH
query: "SELECT Country, Education FROM Customer WHERE [RecordId] = 1"
out:
type: mysql
host: localhost
database: DatabaseName
user: UserId
password: UserPassword
table: "Customer"
mode: insert
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