Connecting from Power BI Desktop
Supported Power BI Versions
The Open Data Blend Analytics database is hosted in Azure Analysis Services. We recommend that you use the latest version of Power BI Desktop to connect to Open Data Blend Analytics.
Connecting to the Open Data Blend Analytics Server
On the Power BI ribbon, click Get Data > Analysis Services
.

You will be prompted for the connection details.

Enter the following details and ensure 'Connect live' is selected then click 'OK'.
Server: link://analytics.opendatablend.io
Database: Leave blank.
You will be prompted to sign into your account. Use your Analytics User details and follow the additional prompts to complete the login.

When presented with the 'Navigator' screen, expand 'Open Data Blend Analytics', click 'Model', and then click 'OK'.

Now you can start analysing the data.

This is what the Open Data Blend Analytics experience looks like in Power BI Desktop.

Open Data Blend Starter Files
We have created a set of Open Data Blend Starters which are files with a pre-configured connection to Open Data Blend Analytics. You can find the starter for Power BI Desktop here.
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