eLearning is available for this topic. Check it out here: Connecting with Power BI Desktop.
The Hexagon Smart API Connector for Power BI is developed by Hexagon and delivered with Power BI desktop.
Required information
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Token URL - Supplied by the identity provider upon registering Postman as a client application. For the Smart Cloud environment, this is supplied by the Smart Cloud support team when they respond to the request to register Postman as a client.
For other environments, you can get the Token URL from the configuration endpoint
for your identity provider:
<idp_hostname>/<idp_baseurl>/.well-known/openid-configuration
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Smart Completions credentials (username and password) - As defined in the Smart Completions application.
To keep your company and customer data safe, do not share the authorization details
for your client with anyone! This information will allow anyone to access data, including
data stored in other applications and shared with Smart Completions.
Tips for success
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Response size is limited to 5 MB. Responses that exceed this limit will return a 500 Internal Server Error. You can limit the response size by reducing the number of expands and reducing the $top setting.
Where to learn more
The following examples assume that you are familiar with using web APIs, Power BI, and common solution patterns, such as connectors. To learn more about:
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Getting and using the connector - See the Connecting with Power BI Desktop eLearning course and the Smart API Connector for Power BI help.
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Power BI - See the resources available on the Power BI site.