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Brusselaar
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6 years ago

problem with query and ODBC

Hello,   I have a new problem but don't know if this because I updated my PowerBI or if this is because I have a new PC.   Until now, I could use as a data source a query in MS Access that was li...
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v-xuding-msft
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6 years ago

Hi Brusselaar ,

Do you try to connect MS Access directly? Do it load the values normally? Maybe you could try to clear the global permission and re-connect it with ODBC to check if it works.

 

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Xue Ding

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Brusselaar's avatar
Brusselaar
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6 years ago

I can't clear permissions because it doesn't accept the data source

 

I will try a beter explanation

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    Brusselaar
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    6 years ago

    The ODBC is a SQL Server that is managed by IT department

     

    1. Why don't connect directly via ODBC source from PowerBI

     

    It's impossible to directly connect with the ODBC source from PowerBI because this one only shows the ODBC "client" and not "system"

     

     

     

    Thus, I have to create an Access Database with the ODBC tables in in. Happily, I had this before I begin using Power BI.

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      Brusselaar
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      6 years ago

      2. 

       

      In my access Database, I have thus the ODBC tables :

       

       

      Power BI don't see this tables. Thus I have to find a solution permitting to access the data's.

       

      And I create queries. Queries that copy in a local table (that works) and queries that are just selections queries like this one :

       

      Before, when I was connecting that type of query, that was good. But it doens't works anymore.

       

      I have this error message :

       

       

      Thank for your help and your time

       

      Regards