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SaravananM
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Not able to connect Oracle DB in PowerBI

‎08-25-2021 12:44 AM

I am trying to connect Oracle DB to PowerBI and ending up with the below issue..

 

An error happened while reading data from the provider: 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.'

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VahidDM
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‎08-25-2021 06:00 AM

Hi @SaravananM 

 

The issue might be because of the versions of the Oracle client and Power BI desktop [64 bit or 32bit].

 

Please see the below Links:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/PowerBI-desktop-64Bit-oracle-connection-error-Object-refere...

 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-connect-oracle-database#installing-th...

 

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