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Douga
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9 years ago
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Can't connect to SQL Server 2016 SSAS Tabular Model on local network server from Power BI Desktop

Hello,   I've got a SQL Server 2016 SSAS Tabular Model instance up and running on a customer's local network server. I VPN into the customers network to access their network and the server with the...
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    leonardmurphy
    9 years ago

    Have you tried typing in the Database (cube) name? The field shows as optional, but I have one instance where, if I leave it blank, it won't find any cubes, but if I fill it in, it works just fine.

  • Douga's avatar
    Douga
    9 years ago

    Thank you leonardmurphy! That did the trick for me.

     

    So in summary here are the two things I needed to do.

     

    1. Run PowerBI Desktop from the command line under the context of the remote user.

    2. Enter the database (cube) name (even though it says it's optional)

     

    Thanks to all who helped with this!

     

    Douga

Douga's avatar
Douga
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago

Thank you leonardmurphy! That did the trick for me.

 

So in summary here are the two things I needed to do.

 

1. Run PowerBI Desktop from the command line under the context of the remote user.

2. Enter the database (cube) name (even though it says it's optional)

 

Thanks to all who helped with this!

 

Douga