OLE DB ODBC Error connecting to Microsoft Business Central

[PaulGBG]

Hi.

I need to filter a query on a field that is held in the customer card table in Microsoft Business Central.

I have managed to get this table back from other companies where the number of customers is far less than this specific table with no problems, but cannot bring records back into power BI desktop from this company.

I have set up a new Power BI desktop report, and just tried to bring back the minimum two fields from this table. The Customer Number and the Customer Posting Group. So this is all that I am trying to import to Power BI.

I selected these two fields using:

Power Query Editor>Choose Columns

This is a big table, more than 3000 rows.

Here is the query from advanced editor:

let

    Source = Dynamics365BusinessCentral.EnvironmentContents(null, null),

    PRODUCTION = Source{[Name="PRODUCTION"]}[Data],

    #"GBG LIVE" = PRODUCTION{[Name="GBG LIVE"]}[Data],

    Customer_Card_table = #"GBG LIVE"{[Name="Customer_Card",Signature="table"]}[Data],

    #"Removed Other Columns" = Table.SelectColumns(Customer_Card_table,{"No", "Customer_Posting_Group"})

in

    #"Removed Other Columns"

This doesn't work. I get the message below.

Does anyone have any idea how I can get this data into Power BI?

[PaulGBG · Accepted solution]

Hi.

I want to post the solution to this, as it may save other people a lot of time.

The table was just too big and timed out on loading.

Our Business Central support provider was able to create a webservice for a filtered page, showing only the two columns that I required.

This page loaded in less than a two minutes with all of the required data for my report.

[amitchandak]

@PaulGBG , This usually when power bi not able to connect with source. Close without saving. Under edit connection, clear permission and provide credentials and try again your changes. 

[PaulGBG]

Hi Amit.

Doing this still doesn't let me bring in the table from Business Central.

I can bring through other tables, but not this one.

I have access to the table from the business central user interface, but when I try and bring this in, the message stops on.

"Waiting for Dynamics365 Business Central"

It sticks on this message for about twenty minutes, and then goes to the OLE ODBC error message as above.

Do you have any other ideas?

Thanks Paul