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Connect a Data Gateway to Power BI Desktop
I have a on prem SQL server that I set up a data gateway for. I am tryinig to connect Power BI Desktop to that gateway. I am not finding any documentation on now to do that. I am only finding docu...
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Community SupportHi Anonymous
On-premises data gateway is not used in this scenario. It is used when you have published a report which connects to on-premises data sources to Power BI Service and want to refresh the data in Power BI Service. It connects Power BI Service and on-premises data sources.
Now you have remote developer that needs to create reports from scratch, I think your purpose is to make him have access to your on-prem SQL Server database, so he is able to query data from the database to create a report, right? If so, what you need is VPN that can let him access the database in your company's intranet.
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Community Support Team _ Jing
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