Error converting invalid input with source encoding UTF-8 using ICU

[Anonymous]

Good day,

I am trying to load Hadoop data into my Power BI report using an ODBC connection (Cloudera ODBC Driver for Impala) and I keep encountering the error mentioned above. Full error message can be seen here: ODBC Error

I haven't been able to come across anything related to this error in the internet. I am not very familiar with encoding and such so I could use a little help. Thanks in advance!

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Good day,

I am trying to load Hadoop data into my Power BI report using an ODBC connection (Cloudera ODBC Driver for Impala) and I keep encountering the error mentioned above. Full error message can be seen here: ODBC Error

I haven't been able to come across anything related to this error in the internet. I am not very familiar with encoding and such so I could use a little help. Thanks in advance!

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I have resolved this issue, but I am not really sure how. I uninstalled the Cloudera Driver for Impala and reinstalled an older version, then I set up the ODBC connection again. When I used this connection in my report, I was able to successfully load the Hadoop data without any error.

Not sure if it was a bug or a problem on the ODBC driver, but yeah there's that.

[Anonymous]

I have no idea where to fine the Cloudera driver you mentioned

Can you let us have the detail steps so we can try the same?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

It's this one: https://www.cloudera.com/downloads/connectors/impala/odbc/2-6-0.html

[Anonymous]

@Greg_Deckler

@Zubair_Muhammad

@Ashish_Mathur

@TomMartens

Any ideas on what steps I can take to resolve/debug this problem? Would really appreciate your help.

[Greg_Deckler]

Hmmm, I'll see if I can take a look but I don't really have a good way to test. 

You could check the Issues forum here:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues

And if it is not there, then you could post it.

If you have Pro account you could try to open a support ticket. If you have a Pro account it is free. Go to https://support.powerbi.com. Scroll down and click "CREATE SUPPORT TICKET".

[v-chuncz-msft]

@Anonymous,

You may take a look at Connect to an Impala database in Power BI Desktop.

[Anonymous]

@v-chuncz-msft I have tried that option but it is limited in terms of inputting a custom Hadoop query. That's why I am using the ODBC connector.

Do you have any idea on what causes the error that I am encountering? Getting a bit desperate here.