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To connect Power BI to PADS4, you first register a new application in Microsoft Azure Active Directory. The registration produces the client ID, tenant ID, and client secret that PADS4 CTRL Center needs.

Before you begin

Make sure you have:
  • An Azure AD tenant and permission to create app registrations.
  • Reviewed the Introduction for limitations that apply to the service principal approach.

Step 1: Create the app registration

  1. Sign in to the Microsoft Azure Portal.
  2. Go to Azure Active Directory > App Registrations and select New registration.
  3. Configure the registration:
    • Name — any reference name for the integration.
    • Supported account types — select Single-tenant or Multi-tenant based on your requirements. Do not enable personal Microsoft accounts.
    • Redirect URI — leave empty. Power BI integration does not require one.
  4. Select Register.
New app registration form in the Azure portal

Step 2: Create a client secret

The client secret lets PADS4 authenticate to Power BI as the service principal.
  1. In the app registration, select Certificates & secrets in the left menu.
  2. Open the Client secrets tab and select New client secret.
  3. Enter a description and select an expiration duration.
  4. Select Add.
  5. Copy the client secret value immediately — it will not be visible again after you leave the page.
Client secret listed in Certificates and secrets
Create and configure a new client secret before the current one expires, otherwise the Power BI integration will stop working.

Step 3: Collect the values for PADS4 CTRL Center

Gather the following from your app registration. You’ll enter them in PADS4 CTRL Center to complete the integration. Application and Directory IDs in the app registration Overview