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Anonymous
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6 years ago
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How do I check the username connected to the data source

My report is developed with "Salesforce" as one of the data source. We had established accounts for the accessibility. 

I am not able to recall the username to provide it to my colleagues. 

If I edit data source settings, it says - 

 

Is there anyway I can find it out?

 

Like in tableau, we can see the username.

 

 

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  • v-yingjl's avatar
    v-yingjl
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

    Based on my test, what we can find is just the encrypted credentials file in the following path:

    1.  "C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\User.zip" for the standard version of Power BI Desktop
    2. "C:\Users\<User Name>\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop Store App\User.zip" for the Windows Store version of Power BI Desktop

    We could not see the details about this so that the power bi desktop is save described from the side.

    If you forget the username accidentally, I'm afraid you can only try to remeber it as much as possible.

     

    Best Regards,
    Yingjie Li

    If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

     

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  • v-yingjl's avatar
    v-yingjl
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    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

    Based on my test, what we can find is just the encrypted credentials file in the following path:

    1.  "C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop\User.zip" for the standard version of Power BI Desktop
    2. "C:\Users\<User Name>\Microsoft\Power BI Desktop Store App\User.zip" for the Windows Store version of Power BI Desktop

    We could not see the details about this so that the power bi desktop is save described from the side.

    If you forget the username accidentally, I'm afraid you can only try to remeber it as much as possible.

     

    Best Regards,
    Yingjie Li

    If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      6 years ago

      Thank you for your reply.

      Do you mean there is no way to open that file up ?

      • v-yingjl's avatar
        v-yingjl
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        6 years ago

        Hi Anonymous ,

        Yes, it's encrypted. If we can open it easily so that anyone can get account data and it will be unsafe right?

         

        Best Regards,
        Yingjie Li

        If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.