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ScottBeeson
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10 years ago
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[FAIL] Cannot edit credentials when adding an ODBC source

Get Data > Other > ODBC Select data source Enter a query if necessary Enter credentials Receive "Access Denied" error Presented with "Retry", "Edit" or "Cancel" Click "Edit" Prompted to select...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Hi ScottBeeson,

    In Power BI Desktop, please go to File>Options and settings>Data source settings, choose Global Permissions, then choose the ODBC source and click “Edit Permissions” to edit your credential.  There is an example for your reference.




    Thanks,
    Lydia Zhang

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Anonymous
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10 years ago

Hi ScottBeeson,

In Power BI Desktop, please go to File>Options and settings>Data source settings, choose Global Permissions, then choose the ODBC source and click “Edit Permissions” to edit your credential.  There is an example for your reference.




Thanks,
Lydia Zhang

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ScottBeeson
Regular Visitor
10 years ago

This is good to know but still feels like a failure from a workflow perspective.