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Microsoft Excel

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Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel is a popular spreadsheet application.

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Connect from Cube Cloud

Cube Cloud provides two options to connect to Excel:

MDX APICube Cloud for Excel
Operating systemsMicrosoft WindowsAll, including macOS
PlatformsDesktopAll, including web and mobile
Pivot table supportNative PivotTableCustom pivot table UI

Navigate to the Integrations page, click <Btn>Connect to Cube</Btn>, and choose <Btn>Microsoft Excel</Btn> to get detailed instructions.

Connect from Cube Core

There's no way to connect a Cube Core deployment to Excel.

Connect from Microsoft Excel

MDX API

In Excel, go to the <Btn>Data</Btn> tab of the ribbon, click <Btn>Get Data</Btn> and select <Btn>From Database → From Analysis Services</Btn>. Then, enter the credentials.

To find your MDX API credentials, go to the Integrations page, click <Btn>API credentials</Btn>, and choose the <Btn>MDX API</Btn> tab.

Cube Cloud for Excel

Follow the instructions to install the add-in and authenticate to Cube Cloud.