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Lynk_RM
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6 years ago
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Data not syncing due to local source files

Hello all, I'm extremely new to Power BI and as a result of following some online guides I'm running into some really frustrating issues. You're guidance is greatly appreciated.

 

As result of building starting from Power BI desktop its presented some issues with my data sources. Although they are all uploaded into OneDrive, its showing a local address which prevents syncing of the dataset.

 

 

Where did I go wrong and is there any salvaging this project without starting over from Power BI online?

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  • az38's avatar
    az38
    6 years ago

    Hello @Lynk_RM

    it looks like you've created the project in Desktop and used a locale as a data source.

    configure the link to the local OneDrive folder instead of a global url link.

    Try to get a shared link file in the One Drive portal and use these links as a data source

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  • az38's avatar
    az38
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    6 years ago

    Hello @Lynk_RM

    it looks like you've created the project in Desktop and used a locale as a data source.

    configure the link to the local OneDrive folder instead of a global url link.

    Try to get a shared link file in the One Drive portal and use these links as a data source

    • Lynk_RM's avatar
      Lynk_RM
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      6 years ago

      Thank you for the quick response. What exactly does that mean though. "Try to get shared linkto file in One Drive portal and use these links as data source" This reads like mandarin to me.

       

      If you can provide step by step instructions it would be a resolution.