Loading NAV data on the Power BI desktop

Let's see how the NAV data loads on the Power BI desktop by performing the following steps:

  1. The Power BI Desktop can be downloaded for free from the PowerBI.com website at https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/desktop/.

    The download starts automatically for your Windows OS version you have on your machine.

  2. After it's installed (it's a simple wizard), launch the Power BI Desktop:

    Loading NAV data on the Power BI desktop

    The application starts by presenting a blank desktop. This is the point to start to create an analysis.

  3. In the ribbon toolbar, click the Get Data button and then select OData Feed:

  4. In the OData Feed window, insert the OData URL that comes ...

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