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Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook

You're reading from   Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 Cookbook Over 100 powerful and effective recipes to help you solve real-world Dynamics GP problems

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2016
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ISBN-13 9781786463401
Length 376 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ian Grieve Ian Grieve
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Mark Polino Mark Polino
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Personalizing Dynamics GP FREE CHAPTER 2. Organizing Dynamics GP 3. Automating Dynamics GP 4. Leveraging New and Updated Features in Dynamics GP 5. Exposing Hidden Features in Dynamics GP 6. Improving Dynamics GP with Hacks 7. Preventing Errors in Dynamics GP 8. Harnessing the Power of SmartLists 9. SmartList Designer 10. Connecting Dynamics GP to Microsoft Office 2016 11. Maintaining Dynamics GP 12. Extending Dynamics GP Professional Services Tools Library 13. Modern Business Intelligence for Dynamics GP Index

Connecting GP to Power BI with OData

Microsoft is making significant investments in its Power BI analytics suite. The free tier of Power BI can be used to connect and analyze information from Dynamics GP via OData. The full range of Power BI functionality is well beyond the scope of this book, but in this recipe we'll see how to make a connection.

Getting ready

Prior to connecting GP to Power BI, a Power BI account needs to be set up. Power BI offers a free tier that can be used for this connection. A Microsoft account is required, but it doesn't have to be a business or an Office 365 account. A personal account also works.

Currently, the option to connect via OData is only available to set up using Power BI Desktop, not Power BI on the web. Power BI Desktop can be downloaded and installed from PowerBI.Microsoft.com. Once visualizations have been built using Power BI Desktop, they can be uploaded to Power BI on the Web. Data can be viewed and updated using Power BI on the Web, but...

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