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Oracle connection error
Hi all, I'm getting this error message when trying to get data from oracle DB. the error message appears when I choose "Oracle", Before choosing the relevant DB and user/password: "The recom...
You need to install the recommended provider which can be found in following links.
- For32-bit versions of Power BI Desktop: 32-bit Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) with Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio (12.1.0.2.4)
- For64-bit versions of Power BI Desktop: 64-bit ODAC 12c Release 4 (12.1.0.2.4) for Windows x64
Please take a look at this document, it should be helpful to you.
Best Regards,
Herbert
BhaveshPatel
Super User
Super UserPlease see this blog post to trouleshoot the problem.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-desktop-connect-oracle-database/
You need to install 32 bit version of
for connection purposes.
More information is on the blog post.
Thanks & Regards,
Bhavesh