Power BI (via Collector method)

About Collectors

Pre-requisites

• Python 3.6 - 3.10

• Access to the KADA Collector repository

  • The repository is currently hosted in KADA’s Azure Blob Storage. You will be given a SAS token to access the repository. Reach out to KADA Support (support@kada.ai) if you do not have access.

  • Download the Power BI whl (e.g. kada_collectors_extractors_powerbi-#.#.#-py3-none-any.whl)

• Access to Power BI (see section below)

Power BI access

Follow the steps in PowerBI to setup a Service Principal with access to Power BI.

You will need for the setup

• Application (client) ID

• Directory (tenant) ID

• Secret Value

Step 1: Create the Source in K

Create a Power BI source in K

• Go to Settings, Select Sources and click Add Source

• Select “Load from File” option
  

  

• Give the source a Name - e.g. PowerBI Production

• Add the Host name for the PowerBI Server

• Click Finish Setup

Step 2: Getting Access to the Source Landing Directory

Step 3: Install the Collector

It is recommended to use a python environment such as pyenv or pipenv if you are not intending to install this package at the system level.

Some python packages also have dependencies on the OS level packages, so you may be required to install additional OS packages if the below fails to install.

Run the following command to install the collector

pip install kada_collectors_extractors_powerbi-#.#.#-py3-none-any.whl

Step 4: Configure the Collector

The collector requires a set of parameters to connect to and extract metadata from Power BI

{
"somehost.adw": "analytics.adw"
}

These parameters can be added directly into the run or you can use pass the parameters in via a JSON file. The following is an example you can use that is included in the example run code below.

kada_powerbi_extractor_config.json

{
    "client": "",
    "secret": "",
    "tenant": "",
    "output_path": "/tmp/output",
    "mask": true,
    "timeout": 20,
    "filter_flag": false,
    "filter_workspaces": [],
    "mapping": {
        "myDSN": {
            "host": "myhost",
            "database": "mydatabase"
        }
    }
}

Step 5: Run the Collector

The following code is an example of how to run the extractor. You may need to uplift this code to meet any code standards at your organisation.

This can be executed in any python environment where the whl has been installed.

This code sample uses the kada_powerbi_extractor_config.json for handling the configuration details

import os
import argparse
from kada_collectors.extractors.utils import load_config, get_hwm, publish_hwm, get_generic_logger
from kada_collectors.extractors.powerbi import Extractor

get_generic_logger('root') # Set to use the root logger, you can change the context accordingly or define your own logger

_type = 'powerbi'
dirname = os.path.dirname(__file__)
filename = os.path.join(dirname, 'kada_{}_extractor_config.json'.format(_type))

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='KADA PowerBI Extractor.')
parser.add_argument('--config', '-c', dest='config', default=filename, help='Location of the configuration json, default is the config json in the same directory as the script.')
args = parser.parse_args()

start_hwm, end_hwm = get_hwm(_type)

ext = Extractor(**load_config(args.config))
ext.test_connection()
ext.run(**{"start_hwm": start_hwm, "end_hwm": end_hwm})

publish_hwm(_type, end_hwm)

Advance options:

If you wish to maintain your own high water mark files elsewhere you can use the above section’s script as a guide on how to call the extractor. The configuration file is simply the keyword arguments in JSON format. Refer to this document for more information https://kadaai.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KSL/pages/1902411777/Additional+Notes#Storing-HWM-in-another-location

If you are handling external arguments of the runner yourself, you’ll need to consider additional items for the run method. Refer to this document for more information https://kadaai.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/KSL/pages/1902411777/Additional+Notes#The-run-method

Step 6: Check the Collector Outputs

K Extracts

A set of files (eg metadata, databaselog, linkages, events etc) will be generated. These files will appear in the output_path directory you set in the configuration details

High Water Mark File

A high water mark file is created in the same directory as the execution called powerbi_hwm.txt and produce files according to the configuration JSON. This file is only produced if you call the publish_hwm method.

Step 7: Push the Extracts to K

Once the files have been validated, you can push the files to the K landing directory.

You can use Azure Storage Explorer if you want to initially do this manually. You can push the files using python as well (see Airflow example below)

Example: Using Airflow to orchestrate the Extract and Push to K