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Gazzer
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8 years ago
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Web Connector to Xe.com

I have a web connector which goes to xe.com to get the current list of currency exchange rates. It works fine in Desktop, but once uploaded it is not possible to set a scheduled refresh as there is n...
  • sdjensen's avatar
    8 years ago

    I guess you will need to install the Power BI Gateway (on a server that is running when you want to run your refresh) and then you need to add the website as a source when you manage the Gateway in the service and then you will be able to schedule a refresh.

     

    It seems like an odd requirement because it's a source available to everyone and you don't need any login to access the data, but I guess Power BI need to know that this source doesn't require any login, hence you need to set authentication method to anonymous when you setup the data source.