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Holistics

Holistics helps data teams set up self-service BIs that are reliable and easy to maintain. Everyone can now self-serve data with confidence by applying software's best practices. It integrates with MotherDuck for dashboards, semantic models, and embedded analytics workflows.

How it works with MotherDuck​

Holistics connects to MotherDuck as a data source for semantic modeling, self-service BI, dashboards, and analytics-as-code workflows.

Prerequisites​

  • A Holistics workspace with permission to create data sources.
  • A MotherDuck access token.
  • The MotherDuck database and schemas Holistics should query.

Setup​

  1. In MotherDuck, create an access token for Holistics.
  2. In Holistics, open Organization Settings > Data Sources.
  3. Select New Data Source and choose MotherDuck.
  4. Enter a display name.
  5. Paste the MotherDuck token.
  6. Test and save the data source.

Holistics MotherDuck data source form

Authentication and configuration​

  • Use a dedicated MotherDuck token for Holistics.
  • Select the token type based on the work Holistics needs to run. Read-only access is enough for dashboard queries.
  • Share the Holistics data source only with the analysts or teams that should model and query the connected data.

Important notes​

  • Holistics queries MotherDuck directly; data remains in MotherDuck.
  • If you model data from multiple MotherDuck schemas, confirm the token can access all of them before saving the data source.

Use cases​

  • Model MotherDuck data in Holistics' semantic layer.
  • Build governed self-service dashboards.
  • Manage BI content through Holistics analytics-as-code workflows.

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