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scolvin
Helper I
Helper IGateway / Data source File / NAS
Hello everyone, I am a new Power BI user and I don't understand how to connect a new Excel data source on the gateway (not personal mode). The excel file is on a NAS and I think that the Power BI...
Hello
I had the same problem as you, and I solved it.
First, for example, you create user p65482 and password on the NAS (local user).
After granting permissions to this user (remember to have Read-Write permissions), Step 2: on the server where Power BI Report Server is installed, create a Local user with the same name as p65482 and the same password.
The problem will be resolved.
That worked. Thanks a lot. I had to enter the "Full Path" on the connection as \\NAS-Name\Folder rather than using the mounted drive letter, but other than that it is now connected.