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Florisz
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1 year ago
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Existing Autodesk Construction Cloud connection not selectable in Dataflow Gen2

I have been struggling for a while and searched the community and the known issues, but can not find if this is my misttake or a bug. known issues: Fabric known issues - Microsoft Fabric | Microsof...
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    Florisz
    1 year ago

    With the help of Microsoft support I found out the Autodesk Construction Cloud Connector can NOT be use this way in a Dataflow Gen2.

    If you want to use a shared connection it has to be used in a Semantic Model.

    It turns out the documentation is not correct on how this connector can be used.

    The workaround is as follows.
    After creating the connection as described, you have to create a PowerBi Desktop report, and set up a temporarily connection to Autdesk Construction Cloud in that report. Then publsh that report. This creates a semantic model in the workspace where the report is published.

    In the setting of the Semantic model you can change the connection to the shared connection that was created before in the steps as described above.

    Then in the same setting menu enable the option for OneLake ingegration. After a refresh of the semantic model, the semantic model will be available in OneLake. 

    On top of that you could create a Lakehouse and create a link in the LakeHouse to the semantic model in the Onelake.

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v-saisrao-msft
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1 year ago

Hi Florisz,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Forum Community.

 

Thank you for providing the details and screenshots. It seems you’ve correctly set up and shared the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) connection, and the "Online" status confirms it’s active. However, the issue of the connection not appearing in Dataflow Gen2 is likely related to a configuration or compatibility problem. 

Here are some steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue: 

  • Authentication Issue In one of your screenshots, it states “You are not signed in” this can sometimes prevent existing connections from appearing. Ensure that you are fully signed in with your organizational account under the Authentication kind before attempting to refresh or use existing connections. 
  • After updating your credentials or gateway settings, click "Refresh connections" and wait a few minutes. It may take some time for the connection to propagate to Dataflow Gen2. 
  • Ensure the region (e.g., Europe) in the connection settings matches the region of your Microsoft Fabric environment. Mismatched regions can prevent connections from appearing. 

If this post helps, then please give us ‘Kudos’ and consider Accept it as a solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

Thank you.