What the Power BI connector unlocks
Enriched dashboards with business context
Surface definitions, owners, glossary terms, and trust indicators directly inside Power BI.
Self-service with confidence
Empower users to explore and analyze governed data without relying on manual guidance.
End-to-end lineage
Trace data from dashboard to source, with visibility into transformations and dependencies.
Better decisions, faster
Reduce uncertainty, eliminate rework, and speed up insights with trusted, documented data.
Understand the meaning behind every visual
With Power BI connected to DataGalaxy, users can access definitions, ownership, and trust indicators directly within their dashboards.
No need to leave Power BI or ping data teams, they explore and analyze data with full confidence in what they’re seeing.
Navigate from insight to lineage
Visualize where the data comes from, how it’s transformed, and who owns it.
Power BI users gain direct access to DataGalaxy’s lineage and metadata, enabling faster root cause analysis, better impact assessments, and more responsible use of data.
See how Power BI fits into your full data platform.
Explore the PlatformStrengthen self-service with governance
Empower business users while maintaining visibility and oversight.
The Power BI integration brings governance directly into the analysis process, ensuring that certified data, glossary terms, and ownership are always a click away.
Access all your asset information directly from your browser
Unlock detailed insights and observability into your data assets directly within Power BI using the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge DataGalaxy browser extensions.
This tool integrates seamlessly into Power BI, providing real-time access to crucial information like data ownership, tags, and PII (Personally Identifiable Information) status.
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FAQ
- What is Power BI?
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Power BI is a business analytics tool from Microsoft that enables users to create interactive reports and dashboards from various data sources. By integrating Power BI with DataGalaxy, organizations add a layer of governance, trust indicators, and semantic enrichment to every visual—streamlining decision-making and compliance.
- What does the Power BI and DataGalaxy integration enable?
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The integration brings business context and data governance directly into Power BI. Users can view definitions, ownership, glossary terms, and trust indicators inside dashboards—making it easy to understand and trust the data behind every visual, without leaving Power BI.
- Can I view end-to-end lineage for Power BI reports?
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Yes. The connector provides full lineage visibility from Power BI dashboards back to the data source, including intermediate transformations. This supports faster root cause analysis, impact assessment, and a better understanding of how insights are generated.
- How do business users access metadata within Power BI?
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Through DataGalaxy’s browser extensions for Chrome and Edge, users can view metadata—like ownership, tags, glossary links, and PII status—directly within the Power BI interface. This creates a seamless analytics experience enriched with trusted context.
- How does this integration support self-service analytics?
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DataGalaxy enhances self-service by embedding real-time context into Power BI dashboards. This eliminates the need for manual documentation or constant outreach to data teams, empowering users to explore and analyze certified, governed data with full confidence.
- How does the integration improve decision-making?
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By reducing ambiguity around data definitions, sources, and trust indicators, the integration helps teams move faster and with more confidence. It eliminates rework, fosters data accountability, and ensures that business decisions are based on well-documented, reliable data.