Connect from Qlik Sense
Important
Feature unavailable in Serverless Instances
Serverless instances don't support this feature at this time. To learn more, see Serverless Instance Limitations.
Important
Atlas BI Connector is approaching end-of-life. It will be deprecated and no longer supported in June 2025.
MongoDB is transitioning away from the BI Connector for Atlas to Atlas SQL. To learn about transitioning to the new interface, see Transition from Atlas BI Connector to Atlas SQL.
For M10+ clusters that have enabled the BI Connector for Atlas, the Connect dialog box provides the details to connect via the BI Connector for Atlas.
To connect to the BI Connector for Atlas:
Click the Connect button for your cluster.
Select Standard Connection and click Choose a connection method.
Click Connect Your Business Intelligence Tool and use the provided connection information to connect with your BI tool.
For more information on connecting to the BI Connector for Atlas, see Connection Tutorials.
Prerequisites
Atlas cluster with BI Connector for Atlas enabled
Create a system Data Source Name (DSN)
Qlik Sense Desktop
Procedure
Create a Data Connection to the BI Connector for Atlas.
Click Create a New App.
Enter a name for the app and Create. If created successfully, Open app.
Click Add data from files and other sources.
Select ODBC from the list of data sources.
In the Create New Connection window, in the System DSN, select the DSN that you created earlier.
Leave the Username and Password fields blank as the application uses the username and password specified in the DSN during the ODBC set up.
Click Create.
Additional Reference
For more information on the MongoDB Connector for Business Intelligence, see MongoDB Connector for BI Manual.