Reference

Endpoint Get Table Columns

Name

get_table_columns

Description

Gets Columns of a Table

Parameters

Parameter Required Options
Name: TableName

Label: TableName

 YES
Name: DatasetId

Label: DatasetId
Name: WorkspaceId

Label: WorkspaceId
Option Value
Default

Output Columns

Label Data Type (SSIS) Data Type (SQL) Length Description
Name DT_WSTR nvarchar(200) 200
MinValue DT_WSTR nvarchar(2000) 2000
MaxValue DT_WSTR nvarchar(2000) 2000
Cardinality DT_I4 int
MaxLength DT_I4 int
If the column you are looking for is missing, consider customizing Power BI Connector.

Input Columns

Label Data Type (SSIS) Data Type (SQL) Length Description
There are no Static columns defined for this endpoint. This endpoint detects columns dynamically at runtime.

Examples

SSIS

Use Power BI Connector in API Source or in API Destination SSIS Data Flow components to read or write data.

API Source

API Source - Power BI
Connect to your Power BI account and retrieve data, refresh datasets, etc.
Power BI
Get Table Columns
Required Parameters
TableName Fill-in the parameter...
Optional Parameters
DatasetId
WorkspaceId
EnableCustomReplace 1
SearchFor (?<=(\s*)({|,))(?<QuotedColumn>"\[(?<Column>.+?)\]")(?=:)--regex
ReplaceWith "$4"
SSIS API Source - Read from table or endpoint

API Destination

API Destination - Power BI
Connect to your Power BI account and retrieve data, refresh datasets, etc.
Power BI
Get Table Columns
Required Parameters
TableName Fill-in the parameter...
Optional Parameters
DatasetId
WorkspaceId
EnableCustomReplace 1
SearchFor (?<=(\s*)({|,))(?<QuotedColumn>"\[(?<Column>.+?)\]")(?=:)--regex
ReplaceWith "$4"
SSIS API Destination - Access table or endpoint

ODBC application

Use these SQL queries in your ODBC application data source:

Tables - Get Table Columns 

SELECT * 
FROM get_table_columns
WITH (TableName='MyTable')

Tables - Get Table Columns in a specified Dataset 

SELECT * 
FROM get_table_columns
WITH (TableName='MyTable',
      DatasetId='aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee')

SQL Server

Use these SQL queries in SQL Server after you create a data source in Data Gateway:

Tables - Get Table Columns 

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'SELECT * 
FROM get_table_columns
WITH (TableName=''MyTable'')';

EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_POWER_BI_IN_GATEWAY];

Tables - Get Table Columns in a specified Dataset 

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'SELECT * 
FROM get_table_columns
WITH (TableName=''MyTable'',
      DatasetId=''aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee'')';

EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_POWER_BI_IN_GATEWAY];