Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Power Query Data Sources

Power query supports 30+ data sources from where we can import/extract data. Below are the list of data sources.

Standard Connectors

  • Text or CSV file 
  • Web page 
  • Excel Table/Range 

Import Data from a File

  • Excel workbook 
  • Text or CSV file 
  • XML file 
  • JSON file 
  • Folder 

Import Data from a Database

  • SQL Server database 
  • Access database 
  • SQL Server Analysis Services Database (Import) 
  • Oracle database 
  • IBM DB2 database 
  • MySQL database 
  • PostgreSQL database 
  • Sybase IQ database 
  • Teradata database 

Import Data from Microsoft Azure

  • Azure SQL database 
  • Azure HDInsight (HDFS) 
  • Azure Blob Storage 
  • Azure Table Storage 
  • Import Data from Online Services 
  • Microsoft Exchange Online 
  • SharePoint Online List 
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 (online) 
  • Facebook 
  • Salesforce Objects 
  • Salesforce Reports 

Import Data from Other Sources

  • Sharepoint List 
  • OData feed 
  • Hadoop File (HDFS) 
  • Active Directory 
  • Microsoft Exchange 
  • ODBC source 
  • OLEDB source 
  • Create a Blank Query