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Hi,
Is there a chance to have dynamic password in Oracle database connection? Basically now I am just typing in login and password by myself after selecting Oracle database connection. But I want to have a file (Excel/Access), where I can put my password and then Power BI will be taking the password from there. Is there any chance for that?
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Hi @jdmbkj,
The short answer is no. The credentials for data sources is not actually stored inside of the PBIX file. Instead it's stored in a zip file called User.Zip in the AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop. Inside the zip is a file called credentials.bin. That's where the credentials are being stored. This file is encrypted so there isn't anyway to modify it to make it dynamic.
Solved: Save Credentials for Excel in pbix file - Microsoft Power BI Community
Parameter to enter user login credentials to odbc data source | Power BI Exchange (pbiusergroup.com)
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Hi @jdmbkj,
The short answer is no. The credentials for data sources is not actually stored inside of the PBIX file. Instead it's stored in a zip file called User.Zip in the AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop. Inside the zip is a file called credentials.bin. That's where the credentials are being stored. This file is encrypted so there isn't anyway to modify it to make it dynamic.
Solved: Save Credentials for Excel in pbix file - Microsoft Power BI Community
Parameter to enter user login credentials to odbc data source | Power BI Exchange (pbiusergroup.com)
Proud to be a Super User!
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