Configure the Microsoft Azure Analysis Services connection properties to connect to Microsoft Azure Analysis Services.
Before you begin
Before you get started, you'll need to get information from your Microsoft Azure Analysis Services account based on the connection mode that you want to configure.
Check out Prepare for authentication to learn more about the authentication prerequisties.
Microsoft Azure Analysis Services connection properties
When you set up a Microsoft Azure Analysis Services connection, you must configure the connection properties.
Connection modes
You can configure your Microsoft Azure Analysis Services connection to use either the Admin User or Service Principal connection mode.
Select the required connection mode and then configure the authentication-specific parameters.
Admin User connection mode
Admin User connection mode requires your Microsoft Azure Analysis Services account user name and password.
The following table describes the connection properties for the Admin User connection mode:
Property
Description
Server Name
The unique identifier for your Microsoft Azure Analysis Services instance.
User Name
The fully qualified user name to connect to Microsoft Azure Analysis Services instances.
Password
The password associated with the user name.
Service principal connection mode
Service Principal connection mode requires the Tenant ID and client secret of your application registered in Azure Active Directory.
The following table describes the connection properties for the Service Principal connection mode:
Property
Description
Server Name
The unique identifier for your Microsoft Azure Analysis Services instance.
Client ID
The client or application ID of the registered application to complete the service principal authentication.
Tenant ID
The tenant ID of the registered application to complete the service principal authentication.
Client Secret
The client secret key to connect to complete the service principal authentication.