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Anonymous
8 years agoNot applicable
connect PowerBI to Azure SQL using Azure AD authentication.
Hi, We have created Azure SQL database and added AD group which allows us to connect using Azure AD authentication using SSMS. When we tried to connect from PowerBI desktop to same database using...
ivan_wilson
7 years agoRegular Visitor
I'm having a similar issue. I'm using the March 2019 version of Power BI desktop. I'm able to authenticate to the Azure SQL database using my Windows credentials in Excel. When I try to use the "Microsoft Account" option to sign in from Power BI Desktop, I get the error "we couldn't authenticate with the credentials provided" when I click Connect.
We are using Multi Factor Authentication with our Azure Active Directory. When I click the "sign in" button in the Power BI Microsoft Account page, it takes me through the two-factor auth process and displays that I am signed in. However I still get an error when I click the Connect button.
tonmcg
6 years agoResolver II
I'm having the same issue and can't find a resolution. Does anyone know how to fix this?