Step-by-Step: Using the Databricks Excel Add-in to Analyze Governed Lakehouse Data

Databricks · Beginner ·📊 Data Analytics & Business Intelligence ·5d ago
How to import governed Databricks data into Excel. Discover how business users can easily bring Unity Catalog tables, Metric Views, and shared queries into Excel as refreshable, governed data—no SQL or complex setup required. 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Opening the add-in 0:47 - Select compute 1:01 - Browse Unity Catalog 1:43 - Apply data filters 2:12 - Import data 2:37 - Refresh data 3:02 - Write a SQL query 3:23 - Access Unity Catalog Metric Views in Excel 4:19 - Access a shared query from Databricks 4:50 - Refresh all queries 🔗 Learn more about the Databricks Add-In for Excel: https://www.databricks.com/blog/introducing-databricks-excel-add-business-users
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Chapters (11)

Intro
0:40 Opening the add-in
0:47 Select compute
1:01 Browse Unity Catalog
1:43 Apply data filters
2:12 Import data
2:37 Refresh data
3:02 Write a SQL query
3:23 Access Unity Catalog Metric Views in Excel
4:19 Access a shared query from Databricks
4:50 Refresh all queries
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