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Credential issues in Power BI connecting to SharePoint based excel spreadsheet

Hello, I've tried connecting to SharePoint as a data source from a SharePoint folder and also from the web as highlighted from the video tutorial here  Whenever I try to connect a datasource from S...
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    Anonymous
    3 years ago

    If anyone is struggling with this same issue, I ended up figuring out a solution from within Power BI desktop:

     

    1. Going to File > Options and settings > Options.

    2. Under the GLOBAL menu, going to Security, and scrolling down to Authentication Brower and check the box for Use my default web browser.

     

    Then I refreshed my data and was able to connect SharePoint as a data source.

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Anonymous
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3 years ago

If anyone is struggling with this same issue, I ended up figuring out a solution from within Power BI desktop:

 

1. Going to File > Options and settings > Options.

2. Under the GLOBAL menu, going to Security, and scrolling down to Authentication Brower and check the box for Use my default web browser.

 

Then I refreshed my data and was able to connect SharePoint as a data source.