ORA-12170 error

[Anonymous]

Good afternoon everyone, I want to ask for your help with the following problem: after starting Power BI desktop and selecting SQL server (oracle) as the data source, I get an error Oracle:ORA-12170:TNS: Connect timeout occured. I tried to update the pbix file that was already ready - and again the ora-12170 error.

I tried to find a solution for this problem: I replaced the tnsnames.ora file in the oracle folder, installed the latest version of Oracle (19) - but none of this helped.

I was advised to give myself access to Power BI, through sql tables. But I don’t quite understand how this can be done. I ask for your help and advice.

[jessica-ko]

@Anonymous How was you able to resolve this? Im experencing the same issue now. Many thanks!

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

As far as I know, SQL Server has a proprietary connector in Power BI. You can connect to SQL Server by SQL Server connector in Power BI directly instead of Oracle connector.

You may refer to the offical blogs as below to learn more details.

For reference: 

SQL Server

Refresh data from an on-premises SQL Server database

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

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