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.. default-domain:: mongodb

The MongoDB Business Intelligence Connector allows users to
visualize their MongoDB Enterprise data using existing relational business
intelligence tools such as Tableau.
The MongoDB Business Intelligence Connector (also known as the BI Connector)
allows users to visualize their MongoDB Enterprise data using existing
relational business intelligence tools such as Tableau.

These tools expect to connect to a data source and find data in tabular form
following a fixed schema. This presents a challenge when working with MongoDB's
:doc:`flexible schema </data-modeling>` and rich, multi-dimensional, documents.

The Business Intelligence Connector acts as a layer in between a
:program:`mongod` instance and your reporting tool. Currently, it uses a
foreign data wrapper with PostgreSQL to provide a relational :term:`SQL` view
into your MongoDB data.
The Business Intelligence Connector acts as a layer that passes queries and
data between a :program:`mongod` or :program:`mongos` instance and your
reporting tool. It uses a foreign data wrapper with PostgreSQL to provide a
relational :term:`SQL` view into your MongoDB data.

Using this model, the Business Intelligence Connector components store no data,
and purely serve to bridge your MongoDB server with business intelligence
tools.

.. include:: /images/bi-connector.rst

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