Google Drive Connector for Power BI
In this article you will learn how to integrate Using Google Drive Connector you will be able to connect, read, and write data from within Power BI. Follow the steps below to see how we would accomplish that. The driver mentioned above is part of ODBC PowerPack which is a collection of high-performance Drivers for various API data source (i.e. REST API, JSON, XML, CSV, Amazon S3 and many more). Using familiar SQL query language you can make live connections and read/write data from API sources or JSON / XML / CSV Files inside SQL Server (T-SQL) or your favorite Reporting (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, SSRS, MicroStrategy, Excel, MS Access), ETL Tools (i.e. Informatica, Talend, Pentaho, SSIS). You can also call our drivers from programming languages such as JAVA, C#, Python, PowerShell etc. If you are new to ODBC and ZappySys ODBC PowerPack then check the following links to get started. |
Connect to Google Drive in other apps
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Video Tutorial - Integrate Google Drive data in Power BI
This video covers following and more so watch carefully. After watching this video follow the steps described in this article.
- How to download / install required driver for
Google Drive integration in Power BI - How to configure connection for
Google Drive - Features about
API Driver (Authentication / Query Language / Examples / Driver UI) - Using
Google Drive Connection in Power BI
Create ODBC Data Source (DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver
Step-by-step instructions
To get data from Google Drive using Power BI we first need to create a DSN (Data Source) which will access data from Google Drive. We will later be able to read data using Power BI. Perform these steps:
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Install ZappySys ODBC PowerPack.
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Open ODBC Data Sources (x64):
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Create a User Data Source (User DSN) based on ZappySys API Driver
ZappySys API DriverYou should create a System DSN (instead of a User DSN) if the client application is launched under a Windows System Account, e.g. as a Windows Service. If the client application is 32-bit (x86) running with a System DSN, use ODBC Data Sources (32-bit) instead of the 64-bit version. -
When the Configuration window appears give your data source a name if you haven't done that already, then select "Google Drive" from the list of Popular Connectors. If "Google Drive" is not present in the list, then click "Search Online" and download it. Then set the path to the location where you downloaded it. Finally, click Continue >> to proceed with configuring the DSN:
GoogleDriveDSNGoogle Drive -
Now it's time to configure the Connection Manager. Select Authentication Type, e.g. Token Authentication. Then select API Base URL (in most cases, the default one is the right one). More info is available in the Authentication section.
User accounts represent a developer, administrator, or any other person who interacts with Google APIs and services. User accounts are managed as Google Accounts, either with Google Workspace or Cloud Identity. They can also be user accounts that are managed by a third-party identity provider and federated with Workforce Identity Federation. [API reference]
Steps how to get and use Google Drive credentials
Follow these steps on how to create Client Credentials (User Account principle) to authenticate and access Google Drive API in SSIS package or ODBC data source:
WARNING: If you are planning to automate processes, we recommend that you use a Service Account authentication method. In case, you still need to use User Account, then make sure you use a system/generic account (e.g.automation@my-company.com
). When you use a personal account which is tied to a specific employee profile and that employee leaves the company, the token may become invalid and any automated processes using that token will start to fail.Step-1: Create project
This step is optional, if you already have a project in Google Cloud and can use it. However, if you don't, proceed with these simple steps to create one:
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First of all, go to Google API Console.
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Then click Select a project button and then click NEW PROJECT button:
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Name your project and click CREATE button:
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Wait until the project is created:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-2: Enable Google Drive API
In this step we will enable Google Drive API:
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Select your project on the top bar:
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Then click the "hamburger" icon on the top left and access APIs & Services:
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Now let's enable several APIs by clicking ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES button:
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In the search bar search for
drive
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Enable Google Drive API:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-3: Create OAuth application
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First of all, click the "hamburger" icon on the top left and then hit VIEW ALL PRODUCTS:
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Then access Google Auth Platform to start creating an OAuth application:
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Start by pressing GET STARTED button:
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Next, continue by filling in App name and User support email fields:
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Choose Internal option, if it's enabled, otherwise select External:
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Optional step if you used
Internal
option in the previous step. Nevertheless, if you had to useExternal
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Then add your contact Email address:
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Finally, check the checkbox and click CREATE button:
- Done! Let's create Client Credentials in the next step.
Step-4: Create Client Credentials
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In Google Auth Platform, select Clients menu item and click CREATE CLIENT button:
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Choose
Desktop app
as Application type and name your credentials: -
Continue by opening the created credentials:
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Finally, copy Client ID and Client secret for the later step:
- Done! We have all the data needed for authentication, let's proceed to the last step!
Step-5: Configure connection
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Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and use previously copied values in User Account authentication configuration:
- In the ClientId field paste the Client ID value.
- In the ClientSecret field paste the Client secret value.
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Press Generate Token button to generate Access and Refresh Tokens.
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Finally, click Test Connection to confirm the connection is working.
- Done! Now you are ready to use Google Drive Connector!
Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
GoogleDriveDSNGoogle DriveUser Account [OAuth]https://www.googleapis.com/Required Parameters UseCustomApp Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters ClientId ClientSecret Scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 403|429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True Redirect URL (Only for Web App) Service accounts are accounts that do not represent a human user. They provide a way to manage authentication and authorization when a human is not directly involved, such as when an application needs to access Google Cloud resources. Service accounts are managed by IAM. [API reference]
Steps how to get and use Google Drive credentials
Follow these steps on how to create Service Account to authenticate and access Google Drive API in SSIS package or ODBC data source:
Step-1: Create project
This step is optional, if you already have a project in Google Cloud and can use it. However, if you don't, proceed with these simple steps to create one:
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First of all, go to Google API Console.
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Then click Select a project button and then click NEW PROJECT button:
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Name your project and click CREATE button:
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Wait until the project is created:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-2: Enable Google Drive API
In this step we will enable Google Drive API:
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Select your project on the top bar:
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Then click the "hamburger" icon on the top left and access APIs & Services:
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Now let's enable several APIs by clicking ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES button:
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In the search bar search for
drive
and then locate and select Google Drive API: -
Enable Google Drive API:
- Done! Let's proceed to the next step.
Step-3: Create Service Account
Use the steps below to create a Service Account in Google Cloud:
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First of all, go to IAM & Admin in Google Cloud console:
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Once you do that, click Service Accounts on the left side and click CREATE SERVICE ACCOUNT button:
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Then name your service account and click CREATE AND CONTINUE button:
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Continue by clicking Select a role dropdown and start granting service account Project Viewer roles:
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Find Project group and select Viewer role:
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Finish adding roles by clicking CONTINUE button:
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Finally, in the last step, just click button DONE:
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Done! We are ready to add a Key to this service account in the next step.
Step-4: Add Key to Service Account
We are ready to add a Key (P12 certificate) to the created Service Account:
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In Service Accounts open newly created service account:
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Next, copy email address of your service account for the later step:
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Continue by selecting KEYS tab, then press ADD KEY dropdown, and click Create new key menu item:
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Finally, select P12 option and hit CREATE button:
- P12 certificate downloads into your machine. We have all the data needed for authentication, let's proceed to the last step!
Step-5: Share Google Drive files and folders with Service Account
Now it's time to grant Google Drive read/write permissions to the created service account:
- Login to https://drive.google.com with Google account credentials whose files/folders you want to share with the service account.
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Select the file or folder, right-click on it, click Share menu item, and then hit Share subitem:
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Share it with your service account:
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Grant it appropriate permissions, e.g.
Viewer
orEditor
(for reading or writing): - That's it! Let's proceed to the configuration!
Step-6: Configure connection
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Now go to SSIS package or ODBC data source and configure these fields in Service Account authentication configuration:
- In the Service Account Email field paste the service account Email address value you copied in the previous step.
- In the Service Account Private Key Path (i.e. *.p12) field use downloaded certificate's file path.
- Done! Now you are ready to use Google Drive Connector!
Fill in all required parameters and set optional parameters if needed:
GoogleDriveDSNGoogle DriveService Account [OAuth]https://www.googleapis.com/Required Parameters Service Account Email Fill-in the parameter... Service Account Private Key Path (i.e. *.p12) Fill-in the parameter... Optional Parameters Scope https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive RetryMode RetryWhenStatusCodeMatch RetryStatusCodeList 403|429 RetryCountMax 5 RetryMultiplyWaitTime True Impersonate As (Google account email address) -
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Once the data source has been configured, you can preview data. Select the Preview tab and use settings similar to the following to preview data:
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Click OK to finish creating the data source.
Video instructions
Read Google Drive data in Power BI using ODBC
Importing Google Drive data into Power BI from table or view
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Once you open Power BI Desktop click Get Data to get data from ODBC:
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A window opens, and then search for "odbc" to get data from ODBC data source:
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Another window opens and asks to select a Data Source we already created. Choose GoogleDriveDSN and continue:
GoogleDriveDSN -
Most likely, you will be asked to authenticate to a newly created DSN. Just select Windows authentication option together with Use my current credentials option:
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Finally, you will be asked to select a table or view to get data from. Select one and load the data!
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Finally, finally, use extracted data from Google Drive in a Power BI report:
Importing Google Drive data into Power BI using SQL query
If you wish to import Google Drive data from SQL query rather than a table then you can use advanced options during import steps (as below). After selecting DSN you can click on advanced options to see SQL Query editor.
SELECT ProductID, ProductName, SupplierID, CategoryID, QuantityPerUnit, UnitPrice FROM Products WHERE UnitPrice > 20
![Getting REST API data in Power BI Desktop using SQL query and ODBC Get REST API data in Power BI Desktop using SQL query and ODBC](/api/Images/power-bi/use-sql-query-in-power-bi-odbc-data-source-to-get-rest-api-data.png)
Using a full ODBC connection string
In the previous steps we used a very short format of ODBC connection string - a DSN. Yet sometimes you don't want a dependency on an ODBC data source (and an extra step). In those times, you can define a full connection string and skip creating an ODBC data source entirely. Let's see below how to accomplish that in the below steps:
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Open ODBC data source configuration and click Copy settings:
ZappySys API Driver - Google DriveRead / write Google Drive data inside your app; perform many Google Drive operations without coding, just using easy to use high performance API Connector for Google DriveGoogleDriveDSN
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The window opens, telling us the connection string was successfully copied to the clipboard:
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Then just paste the connection string into your script:
GoogleDriveDSNDRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};ServiceUrl=https://www.googleapis.com/;Provider=GoogleSheets;ScopeSeparator={space};RetryMode=[$RetryMode$];RetryStatusCodeList=[$RetryStatusCodeList$]
- You are good to go! The script will execute the same way as using a DSN.
Have in mind that a full connection string has length limitations.
Proceed to the next step to find out the details.
Limitations of using a full connection string
Despite using a full ODBC connection string may be very convenient it comes with a limitation: it's length is limited to 1024 symbols (or sometimes more). It usually happens when API provider generates a very long Refresh Token when OAuth is at play. If you are using such a long ODBC connection string, you may get this error:
"Connection string exceeds maximum allowed length of 1024"
But there is a solution to this by storing the full connection string in a file. Follow the steps below to achieve this:
- Open your ODBC data source.
- Click Copy settings button to copy a full connection string (see the previous section on how to accomplish that).
- Then create a new file, let's say, in C:\temp\odbc-connection-string.txt.
- Continue by pasting the copied connection string into a newly created file and save it.
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Finally, the last step! Just construct a shorter ODBC connection string using this format:
DRIVER={ZappySys API Driver};SettingsFile=C:\temp\odbc-connection-string.txt
- Our troubles are over! Now you should be able to use this connection string in Power BI with no problems.
Editing query for table in Power BI
There will be a time you need to change the initial query after importing data into Power BI. Don't worry, just right-click on your table and click Edit query menu item:
![Editing query in Power BI to get REST API data Edit query in Power BI to get REST API data](/api/Images/power-bi/edit-query-in-power-bi-to-get-rest-api-data.png)
Using parameters in Power BI (dynamic query)
In the real world, many values of your REST / SOAP API call may be coming from parameters. If that's the case for you can try to edit script manually as below. In below example its calling SQL Query with POST method and passing some parameters. Notice below where paraAPIKey is Power BI Parameter (string type). You can use parameters anywhere in your script just like the normal variable.
To use a parameter in Power BI report, follow these simple steps:
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Firstly, you need to Edit query of your table (see previous section)
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Then just create a new parameter by clicking Manage Parameters dropdown, click New Parameter option, and use it in the query:
= Odbc.Query("dsn=GoogleDriveDSN", "SELECT ProductID, ProductName, UnitPrice, UnitsInStock FROM Products WHERE UnitPrice > " & Text.From(MyParameter) & " ORDER BY UnitPrice")
Refer to Power Query M reference for more information on how to use its advanced features in your queries.
Using DirectQuery Option rather than Import
So far we have seen how to Import Google Drive data into Power BI but what if you have too much data and you dont want to import but link it. Power BI Offers very useful feature for this scenario. Its called DirectQuery Option. In this section we will explore how to use DirectQuery along with ZappySys Drivers.
Out of the box ZappySys Drivers wont work in ODBC Connection Mode so you have to use SQL Server Connection rather than ODBC if you wish to use Live data using DirectQuery option. See below step by step instructions to enable DirectQuery mode in Power BI for Google Drive data.
Basically we will use ZappySys Data Gateway its part of ODBC PowerPack. We will then use Linked Server in SQL Server to Link API Service and then we will issue OPENROWSET queries from Power BI to SQL Server and it will then call Google Drive via ZappySys Data Gateway.
- First read this article carefully, How to query Google Drive API in SQL Server.
- Once linked server is configured we are ready to issue API query in Power BI.
- Click Get Data in Power BI, select SQL Server Database
- Enter your server name and any database name
- Select Mode as DirectQuery
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Click on Advanced and enter query like below (we are assuming you have created Google Drive Data Source in Data Gateway and defined linked server (Change name below).
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([GOOGLE_DRIVE_LINKED_SERVER], 'SELECT * FROM Customers')
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([GOOGLE_DRIVE_LINKED_SERVER], 'SELECT * FROM Customers')
DirectQuery option for Power BI (Read Google Drive Data Example using SQL Server Linked Server and ZappySys Data Gateway) - Click OK and Load data ... That's it. Now your Google Drive API data is linked rather than imported.
Publishing Power BI report to Power BI service
Here are the instructions on how to publish a Power BI report to Power BI service from Power BI Desktop application:
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First of all, go to Power BI Desktop, open a Power BI report, and click Publish button:
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Then select the Workspace you want to publish report to and hit Select button:
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Finally, if everything went right, you will see a window indicating success:
If you need to periodically refresh Power BI semantic model (dataset) to ensure data accuracy and up-to-dateness, you can accomplish that by using Microsoft On-premises data gateway. Proceed to the next section - Refreshing Power BI semantic model (dataset) using On-premises data gateway - and learn how to do that.
Refreshing Power BI semantic model (dataset) using On-premises data gateway
Power BI allows to refresh semantic models which are based on data sources that reside on-premises. This can be achieved using Microsoft On-premises data gateway. There are two types of On-premises gateways:
- Standard Mode
- Personal Mode
Standard Mode supports Power BI and other Microsoft Data Fabric services. It fits perfectly for Enterprise solutions as it installs as a Windows Service and also supports Direct Query feature.
Personal Mode, on the other hand, can be configured faster, but is designed more for home users (you cannot install it as a Windows Service and it does not support DirectQuery). You will find a detailed comparison in the link above.
We recommend to go with Personal Mode for a quick POC solution, but use Standard Mode in production environment.
Below you will find instructions on how to refresh semantic model using both types of gateways.
Refresh using On-premises data gateway (standard mode)
Here are the instructions on how to refresh a Power BI semantic model using On-premises data gateway (standard mode):
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Go to Power BI My workspace, hover your mouse cursor on your semantic model and click Settings:
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If you see this view, it means you have to install On-premises data gateway (standard mode):
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Install On-premises data gateway (standard mode) and sign-in:
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Register a new gateway (or migrate an existing one):
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If you are creating a new gateway, name your gateway, enter a Recovery key, and click Configure button:
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Now, let's get back to your semantic model settings in Power BI portal. Refresh the page and you should see your newly created gateway. Click arrow icon and then click on Add to gateway link:
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Once you do that, you will create a new gateway connection. Give it a name, set Authentication method, Privacy level, and click Create button:
dsn=GoogleDriveDSNIn this example, we used the least restrictive Privacy level.If your connection uses a full connection string you may hit a length limitation when entering it into the field. To create the connection, you will need to shorten it manually. Check the section about the limitation of a full connection string on how to accomplish it.
On-premises data gateway (personal mode) does not have this limitation.
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Proceed by choosing the newly created connection:
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Finally, you are at the final step where you can refresh the semantic model:
Refresh using On-premises data gateway (personal mode)
Here are the instructions on how to refresh a Power BI semantic model using On-premises data gateway (personal mode):
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Go to Power BI My workspace, hover your mouse cursor on your semantic model and click Settings:
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If you see this view, it means you have to install On-premises data gateway (personal mode):
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Install On-premises data gateway (personal mode) and sign-in:
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Again, go to your semantic model Settings, expand Data source credentials, click Edit credentials, select Authentication method together with Privacy level, and then click Sign in button:
dsn=GoogleDriveDSN -
Finally, you are ready to refresh your semantic model:
Advanced topics
Create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver
You can create procedures to encapsulate custom logic and then only pass handful parameters rather than long SQL to execute your API call.
Steps to create Custom Stored Procedure in ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
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Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Procedure:
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Enter the desired Procedure name and click on OK:
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Select the created Stored Procedure and write the your desired stored procedure and Save it and it will create the custom stored procedure in the ZappySys Driver:
Here is an example stored procedure for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders anywhere inside Procedure Body. Read more about placeholders here
CREATE PROCEDURE [usp_get_orders] @fromdate = '<<yyyy-MM-dd,FUN_TODAY>>' AS SELECT * FROM Orders where OrderDate >= '<@fromdate>';
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That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your Stored Procedure using Exec Command. In this example it will extract the orders from the date 1996-01-01:
Exec usp_get_orders '1996-01-01';
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Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC usp_get_orders @fromdate=''1996-07-30''')
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Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
Create Custom Virtual Table in ZappySys Driver
ZappySys API Drivers support flexible Query language so you can override Default Properties you configured on Data Source such as URL, Body. This way you don't have to create multiple Data Sources if you like to read data from multiple EndPoints. However not every application support supplying custom SQL to driver so you can only select Table from list returned from driver.
If you're dealing with Microsoft Access and need to import data from an SQL query, it's important to note that Access doesn't allow direct import of SQL queries. Instead, you can create custom objects (Virtual Tables) to handle the import process.
Many applications like MS Access, Informatica Designer wont give you option to specify custom SQL when you import Objects. In such case Virtual Table is very useful. You can create many Virtual Tables on the same Data Source (e.g. If you have 50 URLs with slight variations you can create virtual tables with just URL as Parameter setting.
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Go to Custom Objects Tab and Click on Add button and Select Add Table:
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Enter the desired Table name and click on OK:
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And it will open the New Query Window Click on Cancel to close that window and go to Custom Objects Tab.
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Select the created table, Select Text Type AS SQL and write the your desired SQL Query and Save it and it will create the custom table in the ZappySys Driver:
Here is an example SQL query for ZappySys Driver. You can insert Placeholders also. Read more about placeholders here
SELECT "ShipCountry", "OrderID", "CustomerID", "EmployeeID", "OrderDate", "RequiredDate", "ShippedDate", "ShipVia", "Freight", "ShipName", "ShipAddress", "ShipCity", "ShipRegion", "ShipPostalCode" FROM "Orders" Where "ShipCountry"='USA'
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That's it now go to Preview Tab and Execute your custom virtual table query. In this example it will extract the orders for the USA Shipping Country only:
SELECT * FROM "vt__usa_orders_only"
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Let's generate the SQL Server Query Code to make the API call using stored procedure. Go to Code Generator Tab, select language as SQL Server and click on Generate button the generate the code.
As we already created the linked server for this Data Source, in that you just need to copy the Select Query and need to use the linked server name which we have apply on the place of [MY_API_SERVICE] placeholder.
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([MY_API_SERVICE], 'EXEC [usp_get_orders] ''1996-01-01''')
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Now go to SQL served and execute that query and it will make the API call using stored procedure and provide you the response.
Actions supported by Google Drive Connector
Google Drive Connector support following actions for REST API integration. If some actions are not listed below then you can easily edit Connector file and enhance out of the box functionality.Parameter | Description | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Google Drive Connector Examples for Power BI Connection
This page offers a collection of SQL examples designed for seamless integration with the ZappySys API ODBC Driver under ODBC Data Source (36/64) or ZappySys Data Gateway, enhancing your ability to connect and interact with Prebuilt Connectors effectively.
Get my drive information [Read more...]
Gets my drive information
SELECT * FROM Drive
List all shared drives [Read more...]
List all shared drives
SELECT * FROM SharedDrives --WITH(Query='name = "HR"')
Get information about shared drive [Read more...]
Get information about shared drive
SELECT * FROM SharedDrives WITH(Query='name = "HR"')
List / search files from my drive [Read more...]
List or search files from my drive (use search query expression). Uncomment Query part to invoke filter
SELECT * FROM Files
WITH(
--Query='name contains "ZappySys*.*"', --includes files where name contains "zappysys" word
)
List / search files from a single shared drive [Read more...]
List or search files from a specific shared drive by driveId and search query expression. Uncomment Query part to invoke filter
SELECT * FROM Files
WITH(
--Query='name contains "ZappySys*.*"', --includes files where name contains "zappysys" word
DriveId='0AFWIggplk2z6Uk9PVA',
DriveType='drive',
SupportsAllDrives='true',
IncludeItemsFromAllDrives='true'
)
List / search files from all shared drives [Read more...]
List or search files from all shared drives by driveId and search query expression. Uncomment Query part to invoke filter
SELECT * FROM Files
WITH(
--Query='name contains "ZappySys*.*"', --includes files where name contains "zappysys" word
DriveType='allDrives',
SupportsAllDrives='true',
IncludeItemsFromAllDrives='true'
)
Dowload a file (my drive) [Read more...]
Downloads a file (from user my drive)
SELECT * FROM download_file
WITH(Id='1PpE2eSi5faAnMwiSolwr34zA5MwOdR3D'
,ResponseDataFile='C:\MyFiles\myfile.ext'
)
--You can get file Id by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint
Dowload a file from google shared drive [Read more...]
Dowload a file from google shared drive for which user has access
SELECT * FROM download_file
WITH(
DriveType='drive' --or set 'user' for mydrive
, DriveId='0AFWIggplk2z6Uk9PVA'
, Id='1hk7odj2Y2--yxN9DY0zW88hSnxqiyHq0' --file id
, ResponseDataFile='c:\temp\dump.zip'
--You can get file Id by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint
)
Upload local file to google shared drive folder [Read more...]
Upload a local file to google shared drive folder for which user has access. Donot set DriveId to upload to MyDrive rather than sahred drive.
SELECT *
FROM upload_file
WITH(
DriveId='0AC00HWQH144cUk9PVA' --team drive id (keep blank for uploading to my drive)
, DiskFilePath='C:\temp\dump.csv' --source file path
, FileName='dump.csv' --target file name
, ParentFolderId='1PRySfNNjWIp9ZAnhPh-u9tKRj3QOETSq'
, KeepRevisionForever='false'
)
Get file list [Read more...]
Downloads a file
SELECT * FROM Files
Update a file [Read more...]
Updates a file
UPDATE Files
WITH (Id='1EVzXFVBQIh3LcJvfcLhI1UWhW3qUxFkM'
,DiskFilePath='C:\MyFiles\myfile.ext')
--You can get file Id by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint
Delete a file [Read more...]
Deletes a file
DELETE FROM Files
WITH (Id='1gcu0hV34OTfgvcu9CFhr7Go4b35j5Mop')
--You can get file Id by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint
Delete a file by name from a shared drive [Read more...]
Delete a file by name from a shared drive
DELETE FROM Files where Name='dump.csv' and Trashed=0 WITH(DriveId='0AC00HWQH144cUk9PVA', DriveType='drive')
--You can get file Id by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint
Upload a file with INSERT keyword [Read more...]
Upload a file with INSERT keyword. Advantage of INSERT is you can use Bulk option using SOURCE clause. This way you can upload many files
INSERT INTO Files
WITH (FileName='My filename'
,DiskFilePath='C:\MyFolder\Mymyfile.ext'
,ParentFolderId='root'
)
--You can get ParentFolderId by selecting from 'list_folders' endpoint or just use 'root'
Delete a folder [Read more...]
Deletes a folder
DELETE FROM Folders
WITH (Id='1yDO11prsLH9DUrBTCadV6GGMJrITjF9I')
--You can get folder Id by selecting from 'list_folders' endpoint
Create a folder [Read more...]
Creates a folder
INSERT INTO Folders
WITH (Name='My folder name'
,ParentFolderId='root')
--You can get ParentFolderId by selecting from 'list_folders' endpoint or just use 'root'
Get file information [Read more...]
Gets file information
SELECT * FROM FileInfo
WITH (Id='1EVzXFVBQIh3LcJvfcLhI1UWhW3qUxFkM')
--You can get file Id by selecting from 'list_files' endpoint
Get items list [Read more...]
Gets items list
SELECT * FROM ItemsList
Get items list using query [Read more...]
Gets items list using query
SELECT Id, Kind, Name, MimeType
FROM list_items
WITH (Query = 'name contains ''.txt''')
Get files list [Read more...]
Gets files list
SELECT * FROM FilesList
Get folders list [Read more...]
Gets folders list
SELECT * FROM FoldersList
Select from trash [Read more...]
Shows deleted items in Trash
SELECT * FROM Trash
List files from trash for a shared drive [Read more...]
Shows deleted items in Trash
SELECT * FROM Trash
WITH(
DriveType='drive'
,DriveId='1j0HFOP4gsoExxxxxx' --get id from select * from SharedDrives
)
Empty trash bin [Read more...]
Empties trash bin
DELETE FROM Trash
Empty trash bin for a shared drive [Read more...]
Empties trash bin for a specified shared drive
DELETE FROM Trash
WITH(
DriveType='drive'
,DriveId='1j0HFOP4gsoExxxxxx' --get id from select * from SharedDrives
)
Export Google Sheet to Excel (xlsx) or PDF [Read more...]
Export a Google files to other format (e.g. Google Sheets to MS Excel / PDF)
SELECT "Status" FROM export_file
WITH(
Id='1j0HFOP4gsoE-Zbf2xN3IsPSj8wgwNtIfyyvM1_BWkW4' --//google sheet id or document ID
--,DriveId='xx your shared drive id' --get id from select * from SharedDrives
--,DriveType='drive'
, ExportAs='application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet'
--, ExportAs='application/pdf'
, ResponseDataFile='c:\temp\sheet1.xlsx'
, FileOverwriteMode='AlwaysOverwrite' -- or try 'FailIfExists' or 'SkipIfExists'
))
--You can export files from 'export_file' endpoint
Conclusion
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