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Rohini
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Helper I

XMLA Error

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Any help on this intermittent error, it is not a constant error. 

Connection is of analysis services type.

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jsilva24
Frequent Visitor

Experience same behaviour, I am only attempting to read with pbi and this issue happens intermitenntly

v-deddai1-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @Rohini ,

 

Would you please explain more about your issue? Are you trying to connect to shared dataset from desktop? Would you please check if you have enabled Allow XMLA endpoints and Analyze in Excel with on-premises datasets?Please refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-premium-connect-tools#security

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

Best Regards,

Dedmon Dai

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Rohini , refer this troubleshooting document, In case you have not tried this

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/troubleshoot-xmla-endpoint

 

refer if needed, how to enable: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-premium-connect-tools

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