IBM Netezza
Power Query is a data analysis and transformation tool that comes with Microsoft Excel and Power BI. It allows you to connect to various data sources and transform the data to meet your needs. Power Query’s M language is a functional programming language that lets you create custom functions and transformations for your data.
If you’re working with IBM Netezza as your data source and want to connect to it from inside Power BI, you’ll need to use Power Query’s M language code. In this article, we’ll provide you with the steps to connect to IBM Netezza from inside Power BI using M language.
Prerequisites
Before you start, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:
– Power BI Desktop installed on your computer
– Access to IBM Netezza data source
– IBM Netezza ODBC driver installed on your computer
– Credentials to access the IBM Netezza data source
Steps to Connect to IBM Netezza from Inside Power BI
Step 1: Launch Power BI Desktop and click on “Get Data” from the Home tab.
Step 2: In the “Get Data” window, select “ODBC” from the list of available data sources.
Step 3: In the “ODBC” window, select the IBM Netezza data source from the list of available data sources.
Step 4: Enter your credentials to connect to the IBM Netezza data source.
Step 5: In the “Navigator” window, select the tables that you want to import into Power BI and click on “Load” to import the data.
Note: You can also use M language code to connect to IBM Netezza from inside Power BI. This option gives you more flexibility and control over the data transformation process.
Using M Language Code to Connect to IBM Netezza from Inside Power BI
To use M language code to connect to IBM Netezza from inside Power BI, follow these steps:
Step 1: From the Home tab in Power BI Desktop, select “Transform Data” to open the Power Query Editor.
Step 2: In the Power Query Editor, click on “New Source” from the “Home” tab and select “ODBC” from the list of available data sources.
Step 3: In the “ODBC” window, enter the following M language code in the “Advanced Options” section:
let
source = Odbc.DataSource(“dsn=NetezzaDSN;UID=username;PWD=password;Database=DBName”),
#”dbo_MyTable” = source{[Schema=”dbo”,Item=”MyTable”]}[Data]
in
#”dbo_MyTable”
Note: Replace “NetezzaDSN” with the name of your ODBC data source, “username” with your IBM Netezza username, “password” with your IBM Netezza password, and “DBName” with the name of your IBM Netezza database.
Step 4: Click on “OK” to connect to the IBM Netezza data source using M language code.
Step 5: In the “Navigator” window, select the tables that you want to import into Power BI and click on “Load” to import the data.
Conclusion
In this article, we’ve provided you with the steps to connect to IBM Netezza from inside Power BI using Power Query M language code. By following these steps, you can import data from IBM Netezza and transform it to meet your needs. We hope that this article has been helpful to you in your data analysis journey.
