Power BI User Group for Data Access, Transformation, and Cleansing
Hi All, A new Power BI user group specific to data access and transformation (Get Data, Query Editor, M code, Power Query, etc) is just now forming. You can read about it and optionally join via the...
View ArticleHow can i disregard pending changes from being implemented
I tried connecting to a database that is too large to be handled bvy BI but that query ran until it crashed the application. Now it is on myt Workspace asking to apply changes. Is there a way i can...
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Different data when actualizing with Desktop or with gateway in Service
Hello together, I´ve got a problem with my data. I got some excel files, which are all master data files, on an active drive. So they are always reachable and not stored locally on my laptop. Then I...
View ArticleDuplicate Rows with Folder Data Source
I am getting duplicate rows in my table despite my Query having a Table.Distinct statement in it. I am wondering if its because I am using the Folder data source and the Table.Distinct is only being...
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onPremise Gateway cannot connect to datasources anymore
Dear PBI-Community, it might be a coincidence, but after changing my (due to inhouse policy) 4 of my 9 report datasets can no longer connect to the gateway. The gateway is not even shown on some of...
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PowerBI MongoDB BI connector - MySQL auth
Hi All!So, as stated in the title: I want to connect PowerBI to my MongoDB using the BI Connector.The BI Connector (installe don the server side) basically provides a way to connect to MongoDB as if it...
View ArticlePower Bi Premium reports embedding in Azure private cloud
Hello, I have been using a Power Bi premium subscription for dashboard hosting. Now I need to embed the report url to our private cloud azure portal. I tried to get the embed code but it seems the link...
View ArticleGet Source Data from Microsoft Exchange Public Folders
Hello All - Wonder if it is possible to connect to my Outlook Public Folders as my data source? The emails that I need to query are shipping notifications that are sent to one of our company generic...
View ArticlePower BI with Azure SQL db/ Azure server VM vs on premises
Hi everyone, My company is considering to switch from on premises to Azure SQL database/ Azure server VM. We are investigating if embedding power bi with either azure database/ azure server VM would...
View ArticleExcell files not uploading
The files are in table format. They appear to be uploading fine, no error message, but they never appear. Help please! Thanks!
View ArticleIF or Switch Function, Multiple Criteria
Hey All, I have "short description" column that list the descriptions of support tickets. I would like to create a new column based on a word or words that appear in the short description. For example...
View ArticleNeed help: Salesforce data to Power BI (Need as real time data as possible)
I am creating a 'Management Dashboard' in Power BI. This dashboard consists of KPIs mostly from Salesforce. The process by my team that is currently being followed is this:1. Using Salesforce APIs push...
View ArticlePBI Desktop connect to Azure via Proxy
We've just set up an Azure Data warehouse and i'm making my first connections to this data. Connecting to this Data Warehouse via Power BI service was fine. Trying to connect via the Desktop is...
View Articledouble loading when source = table
I have two tables:Table1 that load many XML files from folder and its take some time.I have table2 and the source = table1.The problem is that now all the XML files are loaded twice and the load time...
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Scheduled refresh breaking when using gateway on SQL database with VPN
I have a gateway installed on the on-premise server (SQL) but everytime my scheduled refreshes fail. I have no idea why... When I connect to my SQL database locally I need a VPN. Could that be the...
View ArticleConnecting Asana to Power BI (web version) - error when processing the data...
When I try to connect Asana through Apps in Power BI, after I insert Company name and Team name, I get an error - details below. We couldn't install AsanaThere was an error when processing the data in...
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Problems importing PBIX by means of REST APIs
Disclaimer: I'm very new to Power BI and PowerShell! I have been trying to import a report .pbix file to a workspace, by following the very detailed tutorial given here by Sirui Sun. To do so, I've...
View Articlecan Power BI damage/change Active Directory data?
The IT dept mentioned how critical is Active Directory since it operates as the backbone for everything else and very protective on which services connect to it. Is there any way that Power BI can...
View ArticleSharePoint embed bypassing security
My IT department is telling me that when you embed a PowerBI Dashboard on a modern SharePoint team site, that the team site permissions overwrite the PowerBI permissions. This sounds very strange....
View ArticleSharePoint embed bypassing security
My IT department is telling me that when you embed a PowerBI Dashboard on a modern SharePoint team site, that the team site permissions overwrite the PowerBI permissions. This sounds very strange....
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