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Gulam_Azeem
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Hyperlink in Table for Server shared folder file.

Hi Team,

 

I need hlpe to add the Hyperlink to my Server shared folder file.
Ex: \\EMEAAERKTPIFS01\Data\Main\Department\Jobs\Input\HOE CHIANG\LAYOUT\IN2023 RO-28
the above url works fine in RUN command
But its not working in power bi 
Any suggestion.

 

Thanks

Azeem
Hyperlink, Links, Server, Web URL, Power BI Desktop

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Akash_Varuna
Community Champion
Community Champion

HI @Gulam_Azeem It is not possible to directly use UNC paths (e.g., \\server\folder) as clickable hyperlinks in Power BI. You can map the shared folder to a network drive (e.g., Z:) or use a DAX measure like FileLink = "file://" & [UNCPath] and format it as a Web URL. If these options don’t work, display the path as plain text for manual copy-paste. Direct UNC path support is restricted due to Power BI’s security constraints.

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v-echaithra
Community Support
Community Support

HI @Gulam_Azeem ,

As we haven’t heard back from you, we wanted to kindly follow up to check if the solution provided for the issue worked? or Let us know if you need any further assistance?
If our response addressed, please mark it as Accept as solution and click Yes if you found it helpful.

 

Regards,
Chaithra.

v-echaithra
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Gulam_Azeem ,

As we haven’t heard back from you, we wanted to kindly follow up to check if the solution provided for the issue worked? or Let us know if you need any further assistance?
If our response addressed, please mark it as Accept as solution and click Yes if you found it helpful.

 

Regards,
Chaithra.

v-echaithra
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Gulam_Azeem ,

We would like to follow up to see if the solution provided by the super user resolved your issue. Please let us know if you need any further assistance.
If our super user response resolved your issue, please mark it as "Accept as solution" and click "Yes" if you found it helpful.

 

Regards,
Chaithra.

Akash_Varuna
Community Champion
Community Champion

HI @Gulam_Azeem It is not possible to directly use UNC paths (e.g., \\server\folder) as clickable hyperlinks in Power BI. You can map the shared folder to a network drive (e.g., Z:) or use a DAX measure like FileLink = "file://" & [UNCPath] and format it as a Web URL. If these options don’t work, display the path as plain text for manual copy-paste. Direct UNC path support is restricted due to Power BI’s security constraints.

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