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gerretbp
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6 years ago
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SAP HANA LDAP Authentication Fails with Power BI

We have a HANA 2SP4 install with LDAP authentication.  We are able to successfully connect to our HANA database using other tools, such as Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator, Tableau, etc.  We ar...
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    gerretbp
    6 years ago

     Wanted to provide an update/solution to this problem.

     

    The problem is related to how you install PowerBI Desktop.  If you install the application through the Microsoft Store, HANA ldap authentication does NOT work.  If you install PowerBI Desktop through the standalone installer, provided at, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=58494, then HANA ldap authentication works as expected.  We have tested this on over a dozen machines with over a dozen user accounts, and all were fixed by uninstalling through the Microsoft Store, and installing the standalone package.

     

    So, obviously something is broken with the app provided through the Microsoft Store.  I hope this saves someone else weeks of troubleshooting....

    -Brian