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Good day,
I know you can do dynamic 'dataset' binding for paginated reports, but I have been unable to determine if you can do dynamic 'data source' binding?
For example:
Is there a way in the binding process to tell the RDL file which Connection String I want it to use?
Thank you,
Ann
Hi @annhwallinger ,
I think you can try Microsoft Report Builder to create your report.
As far as I know, warehouse supports OLE DB, ODBC, JDBC for connectivity. These connectors are available in Microsoft report builder, which then supports customizing the connection string with the parameter.
For reference:
Dynamic Connection Strings in Reporting Services 2005 – SQLServerCentral
Implement Dynamic Data Sources in SSRS (mssqltips.com)
Best Regards,
Rico Zhou
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Hi Rico,
Thank you for your reply. I actually did try that but as soon as I parameterized the connection I was no longer able to publish to Power BI. It worked locally and I have used it in SSRS but it wouldn't publish to powerbi.com. Do you know if this is something that is supposed to be supported?
Thank you,
Ann Wallinger
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