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title: Cube Cloud for Excel
description: "Cube Cloud for Excel is the native Microsoft Excel add-in for Cube Cloud."
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it works with Excel on all operating systems,
including macOS, and all platforms, including web and mobile. It doesn't integrate
with the native [PivotTable][link-pivottable] in Excel but provides a custom
[pivot table](#create-reports-via-pivot-table) UI.

<Note>

Available on [Enterprise plan](https://cube.dev/pricing).

</Note>

After [configuring](#configuration), [installing](#installation), and
[authenticating](#authentication) this add-in, you will be able to [create
reports via pivot table](#create-reports-via-pivot-table) and work with
[saved reports](#work-with-saved-reports).

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## Configuration

Cube Cloud for Excel uses the SQL API internally. So, the SQL API has to be
[enabled][ref-sql-api-enabled] in the Cube Cloud deployment settings.

## Installation

You have to install Cube Cloud for Excel into your Microsoft 365 organization.
To do so, navigate to its [page in the Microsoft AppSource][link-ms-appsource]
and click **Get it now**:

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You can also add this add-in to your Excel application via the **Add-ins**
button. Where this button is located depends on the [Excel version][link-excel-addins].
For example, in Excel for the web, it's located on the rightmost side of the
**Home** ribbon.

Search for `Cube Cloud for Excel (add-in)` and click **Add**:

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## Authentication

You need to authenticate Cube Cloud for Excel to retrieve data from Cube Cloud.
To do so, open the sidebar by clicking on the **Cube Cloud** button in
the **Home** ribbon. Then, click **Sign in**.

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A modal window with an authentication prompt will appear. Choose the deployments
that you want to work with in Microsoft Excel and click **Authorize**.
Once you see the `Access Granted` message, close the modal window.

If you want to revoke the authentication, open the add-in menu and click
**Sign out**.

## Create reports via pivot table

To create a report, go to the add-in menu and click **Create report via pivot
table**. Then, select a Cube Cloud deployment from the drop-down. Finally,
you can start building a query by selecting a view and its members in the UI that
looks and feels like [Playground][ref-playground].

<Info>

Cube Cloud for Excel works only with [views][ref-views], not cubes.

</Info>

Click on members to add them to **Rows** and **Measures**.
If needed, drag dimensions from **Rows** to **Columns**. Click on
the funnel buttons to add members to **Filters**. Click on **×** to
remove members from a query.

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Use **Order** and **Filters** panes below to sort and filter the
data in the report.

If you'd like to move the report to a new location, click on the desired top-left
cell and then confirm with the target button under **Result location**.

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With every change to your query, Cube Cloud for Excel will update the report on
the sheet after a slight delay. If you'd like to minimize it, consider
implementing [pre-aggregations][ref-pre-aggs].

When your report is ready, you can optionally move it to [saved reports](#work-with-saved-reports)
by clicking **Save**.

## Work with saved reports

Go to the add-in menu and click **View saved reports** to see a list of
reports. Use the search box above the list to quickly find a folder or
exploration by name across your whole deployment, not just the current
folder — results are grouped by type and show each item's folder location,
and selecting one navigates you straight to it.

Click **Refresh** to manually refresh the data in the report's location.
Click **Edit** to change the query or the location.

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If a report has filters applied, an admin can turn on **Show applied filters
in reports** (Settings → Spreadsheet Add-ins) to make the filter state
visible on the sheet itself. When enabled, a summary of active filters is
added above the table, and filtered columns are marked "(filtered)" in
their header, both when the report is inserted and after **Refresh**.

You can also manage saved reports in the **[Saved Reports][ref-saved-reports]** page
in Cube Cloud.


[ref-excel]: /admin/connect-to-data/visualization-tools/excel
[link-pivottable]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-a-pivottable-to-analyze-worksheet-data-a9a84538-bfe9-40a9-a8e9-f99134456576
[ref-playground]: /docs/explore-analyze/playground
[ref-views]: /docs/data-modeling/views
[ref-pre-aggs]: /docs/pre-aggregations/using-pre-aggregations
[ref-sql-api-enabled]: /reference/core-data-apis/sql-api#cube-cloud
[link-excel-addins]: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-or-remove-add-ins-in-excel-0af570c4-5cf3-4fa9-9b88-403625a0b460
[link-ms-appsource]: https://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/office/WA200008486
[ref-saved-reports]: /docs/workspace/saved-reports