How to Integrate Bulldozair with Power BI: A Practical Guide
This article explains how to connect Bulldozair to Power BI, Microsoft’s reporting platform, to visualize and analyze your project data more effectively. Learn how to export your data from Bulldozair, import it into Power BI, and leverage this integration to streamline your project management.
What is the Bulldozair-Power BI Integration?
Bulldozair enables users to export project data in JSON format, which can be utilized in Power BI to build dynamic dashboards and customized reports. This integration provides several benefits:
• Detailed project analysis: Visualize metrics such as the number of resolved issues, task statuses, and workload distribution.
• Multi-project management: Handle multiple projects or large-scale operations with significant data volumes effectively.
• Flexible reporting: Filter and sort data according to specific project needs.
Data Granularity Options in Bulldozair
Bulldozair offers three levels of data export granularity:
1. Single project data: Export data for an individual project within your account.
2. License group data: Export data for multiple projects associated with a specific license group.
3. Organization-wide data: Access a comprehensive view of all projects and activities across your organization.
These options allow for tailored reporting, whether you need insights on a single project or an organizational overview.
Steps to Connect Bulldozair to Power BI
1. Activate JSON Data Export
• In Bulldozair, navigate to the project or license group settings.
• Enable the JSON data export option. This may require assistance from the Bulldozair support team.
2. Retrieve Access Information
• Each project or license group generates a unique URL along with a username and password for data access.
• For organization-wide data, this information is available under the API Business Intelligence tab.
3. Configure Power BI
• Open Power BI and select an existing report or create a new one.
• In the Data Transformations section, update the data source by entering the JSON URL obtained from Bulldozair.
• Enter the username and password when prompted and set the privacy level to Public.
4. Refresh Data
• Once connected, Power BI will import data from Bulldozair and automatically update it daily. Note that new data is refreshed overnight, so updated insights will be available each morning.
Using Bulldozair Data in Power BI
The Bulldozair-Power BI integration allows you to:
• Analyze task distribution by status or assignee.
• Track project progress with dynamic charts and graphs.
• Identify bottlenecks or critical areas through advanced filtering.
• Aggregate data from multiple projects for a consolidated view.
Best Practices
• Model your data: Design a Power BI data model that suits your reporting requirements before importing data.
• Control access: Ensure that only project administrators or owners can access exported data.
• Frequent updates: Refresh reports daily to work with the most recent information available.
Need Assistance?
If you have any questions or need help with Bulldozair-Power BI integration, reach out to our support team