# Power BI via Looker Connector

### Overview

The Looker–Power BI Connector lets you connect Power BI to your Looker semantic layer. Your existing Explores, governed metrics, and dimensions are available directly in Power BI — no rebuilding required. This is the recommended path for customers who want consistent metric definitions across reporting surfaces.

For full setup details, follow [Google's official Looker–Power BI Connector documentation](https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/powerbi-connector). The steps below cover what's specific to your Daasity setup.

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### Prerequisites

**Admin side (one-time setup)**

A Looker admin must enable the connector before any user can set it up:

1. In your Looker instance, go to **Admin → BI Connectors**
2. Toggle on **Microsoft Power BI**

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The BI Connectors toggle is off by default. If you don't see the Admin menu, contact your Looker admin or <support@daasity.com>.
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**User side**

* Power BI Desktop installed on your machine
* Your Looker login credentials (the same credentials you use to log into your Looker instance directly)
* The Looker–Power BI Connector `.mez` file — download from [Google's connector page](https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/powerbi-connector)

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### Setup steps

Follow Google's official guide for the full walkthrough:

* [Set up the Looker–Power BI Connector](https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/powerbi-connector)

When prompted to sign in, use your Looker credentials — not your Google account or Daasity login.

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### Things to know

**DirectQuery vs. Import Mode**

Use DirectQuery. Import Mode has real limitations with Looker measures and is not recommended.

**Row limit**

Queries cap at 5,000 rows by default. If you need more, contact <support@daasity.com> — your Looker admin can grant `download_without_limit` permission.

**Power BI Service (Cloud)**

Power BI Desktop is the starting point. Once you've built reports in Desktop, you can publish them to Power BI Service. See [Google's Power BI Service guide](https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/powerbi-service-connector) for the additional steps required.

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### Need help?

Contact <support@daasity.com>.


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