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docs: Recommend against using extracts in Tableau and imports in Power BI (#7360)
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docs/docs-new/pages/product/configuration/data-sources/_meta.js

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"ksqldb": "ksqlDB",
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"materialize": "Materialize",
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"mongodb": "MongoDB",
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"ms-sql": "Microsoft SQL Server",
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"ms-sql": "MS SQL Server",
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"mysql": "MySQL",
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"oracle": "Oracle",
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"postgres": "Postgres",
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module.exports = {
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"appsmith": "Appsmith",
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"bubble": "Bubble",
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"budibase": "Budibase",
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"deepnote": "Deepnote",
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"delphi": "Delphi",
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"hex": "Hex",
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"jupyter": "Jupyter",
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"langchain": "LangChain",
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"metabase": "Metabase",
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"observable": "Observable",
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"powerbi": "Power BI",
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"retool": "Retool",
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"streamlit": "Streamlit",
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"superset": "Superset / Preset",
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"tableau": "Tableau",
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"thoughtspot": "Thoughtspot"
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docs/docs-new/pages/product/configuration/visualization-tools/powerbi.mdx

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# PowerBI
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<WarningBox heading={`Power BI support is in preview`}>
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Power BI support is in preview, not all features and requests may work at this
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You can connect to Cube from Power BI, interactive data visualization software
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product developed by Microsoft, using the [Cube SQL API][ref-sql-api].
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## Connecting from Power BI
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Power BI connects to Cube as to a Postgres database.
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Power BI connects to Cube as to a Postgres database using the
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[DirectQuery][link-powerbi-directquery] connectivity mode.
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<InfoBox>
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It's not recommended to import data into Power BI when connecting to Cube;
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choose DirectQuery instead. Use [pre-aggregations][ref-pre-aggs] to improve
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querying performance and manage data freshness upstream of Power BI.
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## Querying data
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[ref-getting-started]: /product/getting-started/cloud
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[ref-sql-api]: /product/apis-integrations/sql-api
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[ref-pre-aggs]: /product/caching/using-pre-aggregations
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[link-powerbi-directquery]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-use-directquery

docs/docs-new/pages/product/configuration/visualization-tools/tableau.mdx

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It's not recommended to use [Tableau extracts][link-tableau-extracts] when
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connecting to Cube. Use [pre-aggregations][ref-pre-aggs] to improve querying
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performance and manage data freshness upstream of Tableau.
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[ref-getting-started]: /product/getting-started/cloud
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[ref-sql-api]: /product/apis-integrations/sql-api
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[ref-pre-aggs]: /product/caching/using-pre-aggregations
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[link-tableau-extracts]: https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/extracting_data.htm

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