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Syndicate_Admin
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2 years ago
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Problem with the Gateway in Power BI

Dear: Last week, unexpectedly, they let me run all the automatic updates. My published reports have two types of data sources: excel files located on my PC and database tables from a server. I have...
  • Syndicate_Admin's avatar
    Syndicate_Admin
    2 years ago

    Thank you all very much.
    I've already fixed this by changing the location of the files to OneDrive

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Syndicate_Admin
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2 years ago

... And if I want to "add to gateway"

returns: "Invalid connection credentials" (when on the other gateway it connects perfectly)

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sergej_og
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2 years ago

ok, on your first screen (personal mode) I can only see MySQL as a source, no local folder.
For standard gateway there are two sources listed.

To enable a connection to your lokal maschine you should check access policies from the web into your maschine. Its the same thing you would like to connect to a company`s network folder.
You have to enable access to this folder (Firewall rules) and provide a qualified server name where network folder is located. Therefore maybe you have to provide the full name of your local maschine. Not just C:\path\....

Regards