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dniedrauer
Resolver I
9 years ago
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Issues connecting to sharepoint credentials error

I have my Power BI Desktop file connected to several text files offline (in folders), but when I try to change the source to pull them off a SharePoint site, I get the error: "We couldn't authenticat...
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  • dniedrauer's avatar
    dniedrauer
    9 years ago

    I found the solution myself, and it is not very intuitive. There is no "change data source type" option, unfortunately, so this is what you have to do: 

     

    Step 1: import data source (again) from SharePoint as a SharePoint folder. 

    Step 2: go to Advanced Editor and copy data source code. 

    Step 3: go to your original table that points to the locally stored data source and replace the data source code with the new code. 

     

    Voila! It works. 

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dniedrauer
Resolver I
9 years ago

in Power BI, you can choose the source of your data, and many of those options are offline files (files stored locally). 

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dniedrauer
Resolver I
9 years ago

I found the solution myself, and it is not very intuitive. There is no "change data source type" option, unfortunately, so this is what you have to do: 

 

Step 1: import data source (again) from SharePoint as a SharePoint folder. 

Step 2: go to Advanced Editor and copy data source code. 

Step 3: go to your original table that points to the locally stored data source and replace the data source code with the new code. 

 

Voila! It works. 

  • vanessafvg's avatar
    vanessafvg
    Community Champion
    9 years ago

    dniedrauer that makes sense, after all its a different connector

  • Anningco's avatar
    Anningco
    New Member
    1 year ago

    hi dniedrauer,

    I am having problem trying to following the steps you mentioned and hope you can explain what I have missed. 

    Step 1 - I perform the get and read the data from the SharePoint folder from the desktop

    Step 2 - I place the sharepoint URL 

    Step 3 - I hits credential error. 

    Note - the path I used to read from the SharePoint is correct.

    Question - 
    How to proceed to your second step as I have already encountered error on the first step?

    I copied and pasted your steps given in your previous post.

    Step 1: import data source (again) from SharePoint as a SharePoint folder. 

    Step 2: go to Advanced Editor and copy data source code. 

    Step 3: go to your original table that points to the locally stored data source and replace the data source code with the new code. 

    Thank you.