Configure data source access for a Real-Time Dashboard

You can configure a Real-Time Dashboard data source to use the dashboard editor's identity. This setup lets users view dashboard data without direct access to the underlying data source.

In this article, you learn how to create a cloud connection, apply it to a dashboard data source, validate access, and revoke access when needed.

Prerequisites

• A Real-Time Dashboard with at least one data source and one tile.
• Edit permissions on the Real-Time Dashboard.
• Access to the underlying data source.
• Permission to create and manage cloud connections.

Create a cloud connection

Create the cloud connection that the dashboard uses to access the data source with the dashboard editor's identity.

1. Open Fabric Settings > Manage connections and gateways.

   

2. On the Manage connections page, select + New.

3. Select Cloud connection and enter a connection name.

   

4. Under Connection type, select Azure Data Explorer (Kusto).

5. Under Cluster, paste the cluster URI for the cluster that contains the data source. The cluster URI is in the format https://<clustername>.<region>.kusto.windows.net and can be found in the database details side pane.

   

6. Under Authentication method, select OAuth 2.0.

7. Select Edit credentials and complete the verification steps.

8. Select Create, and then select Close.

Configure the data source to use dashboard editor's identity

1. Open the Real-Time Dashboard.

2. In the upper-right corner, select Editing.

   

3. In the Data sources side pane, select the settings icon next to the data source name you want.

   

4. In the Data source settings pane, select Dashboard editor's identity, and select the cloud connection that you created.

   

5. Select Apply.

Next steps

• Share Real-Time Dashboards
• Create a Real-Time Dashboard