Many organizations rely heavily on attributes (custom fields) in Raiser’s Edge NXT®, particularly within constituent and gift records. Over time, the number of attributes can grow quickly, making it difficult to extract only the fields that matter most for reporting.

While the SKY API provides access to attribute data, its structure—and how tools like the Power BI connector consume it—can make it inefficient to retrieve specific attributes without pulling in a large amount of unnecessary data.

In this session, you’ll learn a practical approach for isolating and retrieving only the attributes you care about, reducing complexity and improving performance when reporting in Power BI. We’ll focus on techniques that help minimize data overhead, keep reports clean and focused, and ensure refreshes remain fast and reliable as your attribute use continues to scale.