DirectQuery, Data Gateway required when used with other sources?

[BenCardineau]

Hi folks, I am troubled... 

I have a report using a:

1- a DirectQuery connection to an Azure SQL database table,

2- an excel file on One Drive (connection using web connector),

it works well on the desktop, but when I publish the report, PBI Service is telling me it can't connect to the SQL table as I don't have any installed data gateway... And the the strange thing is that if I test the report with only the DirectQuery (or only with the Excel One Drive file), then it works without any data gateway... 

Am I missing a point here? Any clue?

Thx in advance!

Ben

[amitchandak]

@BenCardineau , data gateway id for power bi service to connect with the database , for which direct connection setup is not available.

I think for Azure SQL, you check the details again for gateway.

Also for one drive schedule refresh it should ask credential there on service

refer:https://data-flair.training/blogs/power-bi-gateway/

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-data-sources

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-mashup-on-premises-cloud

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Personal-Vs-Enterprise-Gateway/td-p/767443
https://www.desertislesql.com/wordpress1/?p=1067
https://radacad.com/the-power-bi-gateway-all-you-need-to-know
https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/4232/how-to-use-the-power-bi-enterprise-gateway/

[BenCardineau · Accepted solution]

Hi @amitchandak & @vanessafvg  and thx for your feedback. I thought I had replied but it seems I forgot to push the last button... Anyway, problem solved, and shame on me: after several hours skratching my head with this, I finally noticed that a tiny little query was still aiming at a local file (I had simply forgotten to change it to a 'web' connector. Once I truly only remained with web and azure sql connections, then I was no longer asked to use the datagateway... 

Thx again to you, and have a great day!

Ben

[vanessafvg]

are you using the one drive connector? that way you dont need a gateway. when you say a web connector what are you referring, to, i think a web connection requires a gateway.