Obtain the ODATA Feed Link with the Application's Data
Required Permissions
This section requires the OData Management permission from your Domain's administrator.
Check What are the Design Tasks? to learn more about permissions to work with Design Mode and other tools.
Learn how to obtain the ODATA Feed Link with an application's data.
ODATA Feed links are useful to provide an application's data to an external data visualization system and other third-party analysis services.
Info
eLegere's ODATA Feed Links can provide data to the following products:
- Excel
- Microsoft Power BI
- Dataflow Gen2
- Dynamics 365 per Customer Insights
Check here to learn about the ODATA Feed and connectors.
Follow the steps below to copy an application's ODATA Feed Link.
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In the Home, click on the the icon on the application's tile in the Applications subpanel.
If you are in Grid View, you find the icon on the application's row.
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Click on OData Feed option in the drop-down menu.
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The action copies the OData Feed's link. A notification warns about the action's success. You can now paste the OData link where you need it.
Note
OData Feed are employed for external data visualization systems like Microsoft Power BI.
When providing ODATA Feed to Microsoft Power BI, eLegere supports only the Basic Authentication and Windows protocols.
Basic Authentication is enabled by default. Basic Authentication requires the eLegere credentials for the access.
Accessing through Microsoft Active Directory requires the Windows protocol. The eLegere administrator must enable Microsoft Active Directory and configure the Windows authentication for OData Feed.
Read the external Power BI documentation for further info about authentication.
Success
You have copied the application's ODATA Feed link. Paste the link in Microsoft Power BI or other service.