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Anonymous
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7 years ago
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Errors while refreshing Dashboard stored on Dropbox

Hi   An employee has created a large Power BI dashboard that is stored on Dropbox.  There is one source spreadsheet that is also stored on Dropbox.   If I access the dashboard from my computer, i...
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    Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

    When you share your report to other users, power bi can't find correspond datasource on their device.(you are using a absolute file location which not exist on other device)

    BTW, your credentials also not available when report refresh on other device, you need to re-configure and authorizations it on that device.(notice: credentials stored on power bi desktop folder and it not cached into pbix file)

    Regards,

    Xiaoxin Sheng

Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
Not applicable
7 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

When you share your report to other users, power bi can't find correspond datasource on their device.(you are using a absolute file location which not exist on other device)

BTW, your credentials also not available when report refresh on other device, you need to re-configure and authorizations it on that device.(notice: credentials stored on power bi desktop folder and it not cached into pbix file)

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng