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rcyber
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Custom Connectors Path

‎05-21-2019 01:31 AM

Hi there!

Where is the setting for custom connectors folder stored?

I've broken something in Power BU desktop and can't see  my connectors now. Reinstalling does not help.

 

Alex.

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rcyber
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‎06-04-2019 12:59 AM

I've found out what the issue was by myself.

I had my custom connectors in the folder [Documents]\Microsoft Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors and PBI desktop saw them without problem.

Once I installed a third-party connector it created a folder without the 'Microsoft' word: [Documents]\Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors. After that PBI Desktop takes a custom connectors from this folder and ignores my connectors. All I did is copied my connectors into that new folder and now it works well.

To me, looks like a bug as in according to documentation connectors must be placed in the [Documents]\Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors folder.

Why does PBI desktop get a connectors from other folder?

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rcyber
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Resolver I

‎06-04-2019 12:59 AM

I've found out what the issue was by myself.

I had my custom connectors in the folder [Documents]\Microsoft Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors and PBI desktop saw them without problem.

Once I installed a third-party connector it created a folder without the 'Microsoft' word: [Documents]\Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors. After that PBI Desktop takes a custom connectors from this folder and ignores my connectors. All I did is copied my connectors into that new folder and now it works well.

To me, looks like a bug as in according to documentation connectors must be placed in the [Documents]\Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors folder.

Why does PBI desktop get a connectors from other folder?

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