Before you start the Power BI integration process, you have to perform a number of tasks in Power BI and Microsoft Azure. These tasks, which are performed outside of Collibra, are needed to enable the Power BI harvester to reach your Power BI application and collect its metadata.
The tasks include the following:
- The authentication process.
- The registration of your Power BI application in Microsoft Azure.
- The Power BI dedicated capacities and roles for Power BI workspaces.
The metadata harvesting process explains in detail which prerequisites you need to enable the Power BI harvester to collect the Power BI metadata.
Note There are some limitations to the metadata harvesting process. Ensure that you understand these limitations before you start the harvesting process.
Warning Because these tasks are performed outside of Collibra, it is possible that the content changes without us knowing. We strongly recommend that you carefully read the source documentation.
Supported Power BI subscriptions
Important Your subscription determines which Power BI metadata the Power BI harvester can collect.
You need one of the following subscriptions to ingest Power BI metadata in Data Catalog:
- Power BI Pro. To ensure a full ingestion, you also need a Power BI Embedded Capacity subscription in Microsoft Azure.
- Power BI Premium.
- Power BI Premium Per User.
Note The Power BI Premium Per User license is a new license type that is released for general availability, but is still in its preview period. For more information, see the Microsoft documentation.
Tip We highly recommend you to have a Power BI Premium subscription.