Create a connection to Power BI

To retrieve data from Power BI, you have to connect to Power BI via the Edge site.

Prerequisites

• You have a global role that has the System administration global permission.
• You have a global role that has the Manage Edge sites global permission.
• You have a resource role with the Configure external system resource permission, for example, Owner.
• You have the necessary Power BI permissions.

Steps

1. Open an Edge site.
   1. In the main menu, click Settings.
      The System tab page appears.
   2. In the tab pane, click Edge.
      The Edge sites overview appears.
   3. In the Edge site overview, click the name of an Edge site.
      The Edge site page appears.
2. In the Connections section, click Create Connection.
   The Connection settings page appears.
3. Enter the required information.
   

   Field	Description	Required
   Connection settings	This section contains general information about the connection.
   Name	The name of the connection. The name can be anything, as long as it is unique. Tip The name that you provide here is the name you have to select in the Power BI connection field, when adding the Technical Lineage for Power BI capability to the Edge site.	Yes
   Description	The description of the connection.	No
   Connection provider	The type of connection. Select Power BI connection.	Yes
   Connection parameters	This section contains connection authentication information.
   Tenant Domain	The domain associated with the Microsoft Azure tenant. This domain is either a default domain or a custom domain. For example, collibrapowerbi.onmicrosoft.com. Note Usually, you can find a list of Power BI tenant or server domains in your Azure Active Directory or in the top right menu.	Yes
   Authentication type	The authentication type for your connection to Power BI. Enter one of the following: Service Principal Resource Owner Password Credentials	Yes
   Application ID	The unique ID of the Microsoft Azure Application (client) ID.	Yes
   Username	The email address of your Azure Active Directory user. This field only applies if you entered Resource Owner Password Credentials in the Authentication type field.	No
   Password/Secret key	Your password (if you entered Resource Owner Password Credentials in the Authentication type field) or your secret key (if you entered Service Principal in the Authentication type field), for your Azure Active Directory user.	Yes

4. Click Create.
   

What's next?

Add the Technical Lineage for Power BI capability to the Edge site.