Import Power Query (connection only) in to Power BI
Hi I am just getting to grips with Power BI and am struggeling with getting my data into it. In this instance, I have a folder full of spreadsheets that I use Power Query to merge together into a 2...
View ArticleMailchimp OAuth not working on PowerBI Webservice
Greetings, I created a Mailchimp Dashboard with the MailChimp Connector in PowerBI Desktop (worked perfectly). Now I wanted to upload the report to PowerBI Online, but apparently my login credentials...
View ArticlePersonal Gateway
I had a personal gateway set up, but it suddently went offline. I tried uninstalling the gayeway and installing it again, but it gives an error, saying I have to uninstall the Data Management Gateway....
View ArticleScheduled refresh with on-premise gateway when the data source is an R script
I built a report in desktop that uses as its data source an R script. The script pulls data from a database, manipulates the data quite a bit, and ultimately produces a data frame that is used by...
View ArticlePower BI Write to database?
Can power BI be used as an interface to update a database with values? Say you have a sales database connected to Power BI, and you use Power BI for the visualizations. Can you also use Power BI to put...
View ArticleError while loading TenantOfficeServicePlan and TenantOfficeLicense
Hi, I have been trying to connect to Office 365 Reporting API i.e. https://reports.office.com/pbi/v1.0/<Tenant-Id> from Power BI desktop and trying to get the data out of it. So far, I am able to...
View ArticleAppFigures link to PowerBi
Hi! Has anybody had trouble linking their AppFigures data to PowerBi? The authentification doesn't seem to go through due to an extra "https" in the link (that I cannot remove). If I copy paste the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On Premise Data Gateway Excel and Web Files
I installed the on premise data gateway and the connection is running just fine. I also added data sources (local excel files and web), and it tells me "Connection successful". When I go to "scheduled...
View ArticleConnecting to a Sharepoint Form Library
Folks, We have approx 15,000 xml forms (85 datapoints each) in a Sharepoint Form Library that we have (up until this point) bounced out into Excel and done the data analysis, dashboarding etc. I'd like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quickbooks Connection Error
I am using Power BI online and it is having trouble connecting to quickbooks. I walk through all the steps and click authorize to connect and then this pops up:
View ArticleQuestion On Importing Data from Power BI > Excel (not the other way around)
Hello everybody, I've been a longtime Excel user and have a file that imports 250 tables from the internet, but after exploring Power BI, I would like to use Power BIas my means of importing them, not...
View ArticleIs the OneDrive integration two way?
In "Get Data", I used OneDrive as my source. When I make changes to my report in OneDrive, the changes are nicely reflected on the web portal. However when I edit the report from the web portal, I do...
View ArticleUNABLE TO CONNECT - ODBC
"UNABLE TO CONNECT" Encountered an error while trying to connect to ODBC Details: "ODBC: ERROR [HY000] [Hortonworks][Hardy] (34) Error from server: SASL(-1): generic failure: GSSAPI Error: Unspecified...
View ArticleSharing Salesforce data on dashboard with non-Salesforce users
If I add Salesforce integration to my account and post Salesforce information to my dashboard, will users who share my dashboard be able to view the data if they do not have a Salesforce account? Can...
View ArticleScheduled refresh from Access: 64-bit Windows, 32-bit Office, 32-bit Power BI
I'm running 64-bit Windows. I built a report in 32-bit Power BI (desktop) with a data source from an Access database (32-bit). The connection works great in desktop. I've pushed it to the cloud, and...
View ArticlePower BI dataset
I was hoping to use Power Query or Power BI to create a dataset and then connect to that dataset as itself as a datasource for other applications. Is this even posible?
View Articledataset connecttion
I would like to create a dataset in Power BI or Power Query and then use that dataset as itsel a datasource to connect other applications to. Is this possible?
View ArticleHow to schedule a refresh of the Power BI embedded report
Dear All, Currently I am working on a power Bi report which I have embedded to Azure portal. Can someone please let me know how would I schedule the refresh of the dataset please? Kindly note I can't...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unable to open PowerBI document
Hi I created a PowerBI desktop file, and published it online a few days ago. Now, yesterday we changed the PBI password. However, since then, I havent been able to open my desktop PBI file. It throws...
View ArticleColumn not found when published to service but fine on desktop
Hello, We have a Sharepoint list linked to a PBI report which I've recently made several amendments on including using the new preview table. The report refreshes fine with no errors on the desktop...
View Article