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Retrieve server name in DAX

ahpitre2 — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:06:53 GMT

In SQL I can use SELECT @@servername to get the current server where query is running. Is there something similar in DAX where I can retrieve the server where a report is executing? I have a local (on my PC) Power BI Reporting Server installed. I also test reports on Dev Power BI servers. Currently working on a report that builds a URL via DAX and allows user to click on Power BI URL and a tab opens with a related SSRS details report. Current URL is being built with the value of the server hard coded, if possible would like to generate the parent section of URL dynamically. This is my current URL :

SSRS_Parent_URL = "http://someserver.local/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?%2fTeam%2fMarketingReport&"

This is what I would like to accomplish :

SSRS_Parent_URL = ParentServer & "/ReportServer/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx?%2fTeam%2fMarketingReport&"

ParentServer would be a DAX measure that dynamically retrieves the underlying servername. Researched online, but till now I haven't found a viable solution.

Re: Retrieve server name in DAX

az38 — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 19:23:29 GMT

Hi ahpitre2

I dont see any chance to acknowledge server URL with DAX

Re: Retrieve server name in DAX

ahpitre2 — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:03:27 GMT

Do you know any way to retrieve environment variables via DAX? Thinking that it would be possible this way.

Re: Retrieve server name in DAX

az38 — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:14:25 GMT

ahpitre2

right now there is no such feature.

DAX is the only business logic language and it doesnt and shouldnt support system enviroment parameters

Re: Retrieve server name in DAX

ahpitre2 — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:16:37 GMT

I think it would be useful, and doesn't hurt to be able to read environment variables. This is very common in other languages tools (VBA, .NET, JAVA, etc.). Anyway, thanks for your input.

Re: Retrieve server name in DAX

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:18:06 GMT

Hi, I don't think it's possible to get the server name from DAX.

Perhaps you can

- Use relative URL:s? (skip the http://servername/ part)

- Add the server name to a settings table in the server and load it into the model using a localhost connection (if you have SQL running on the server / your machine).

Re: Retrieve server name in DAX

ahpitre2 — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:19:49 GMT

Great idea. Unfortunately I can do this on my local computer, but not on the server (I don't have necessary permissions). Thanks for the input.

Re: Retrieve server name in DAX

TDang — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 16:40:10 GMT

How do you the the URL from the table and make it an active URL in PowerBI? Thanks.