Configure the Anaplan Connector for Power BI Desktop

Configure the connector to connect to your model data via Anaplan APIs.

You download the Power BI Desktop(opens external page). You can choose either basic authentication or single sign-on (SSO). To use SSO, you must be designated as an SSO user in your Anaplan model. You set your own configuration.

Dialog for Anaplan Connection Configuration.

The Anaplan Connection Configuration dialog. You enter the API and Authentication (auth) URLs.

When you open the connector, the Anaplan Connection Configuration dialog displays.

Basic authentication

If you choose Basic authentication, enter the following URLs:

Anaplan API URL	`https://api.anaplan.com`
Anaplan Auth URL	`https://auth.anaplan.com`

SSO authentication

If you use SSO authentication, enter the following URLs:

Anaplan API URL	`https://api.anaplan.com`
Anaplan Auth URL	`https://us1a.app.anaplan.com`

Final step:

From the next Anaplan dialog, choose either Basic or Organizational account (this triggers SSO).

Anaplan authentication dialog. Arrows show Basic or Organizational account (SSO) menu choices.

Select either "Basic" or "Organizational account." Organizational account means SSO.

Also see Add URLs(opens external page)