{"id":2268,"date":"2020-07-28T15:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2020-12-21T11:08:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T11:08:17","slug":"are-web-data-connectors-effective-in-integrating-power-bi-and-obiee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biconnector.com\/blog\/are-web-data-connectors-effective-in-integrating-power-bi-and-obiee\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Web Data Connectors Reliable To Integrate Power BI And OBIEE?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Organizations are integrating modern visualization tools like Power BI with OBIEE for effectively complementing the self-service data visualization gaps in OBIEE.
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Apart from ODBC Drivers, the other option available for connecting Power BI to OBIEE is Web Data Connectors.
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In this blog post, we\u2019ll see what is a Web Data Connector, and explore the pros and cons of connecting Power BI to OBIEE using Web Data Connectors.
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From a technical standpoint, Web Data Connectors are usually an HTML file that includes JavaScript code<\/b> for connecting two platforms (Power BI and OBIEE for example).<\/p>\n
When connecting Power BI to OBIEE using Web Data Connectors like Unify, the users generally have to set up preconfigured queries of data they want for analysis via the web.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s now take a brief look at the pros and cons of connecting Power BI to OBIEE using Web Data Connectors.<\/p>\n
The following are the pros<\/b> of web data connectors:<\/p>\n And here are the cons<\/b> of web data connectors:<\/p>\n Taking a look at the pros and cons, it’s quite evident that Web Data Connectors aren’t as reliable as desired by the organizations using them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you’d like to know what else to look for in Power BI to OBIEE connectors<\/a>, you\u2019re welcome to take a look at the 5 Must-haves of Power BI to OBIEE Connectors<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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Explore the Power BI to OBIEE Connectors<\/h2>\n