Data Category for other protocols ("file://", "ftp://", "ms-windows-store://" and others)

[carlo_mj_m]

PowerBI should also treat other protocols as a hyperlink not just ones that start with "http://" Examples: http:// ms-windows-store:// ftp:// etc. Maybe there should be a "Protocol" or "Hyperlink" Data Category

[gmiraliga]

especially file:// would be awesome!

[stw1]

Even updating the Web Page import to interpret an ftp index as HTML, as (Chrome and IE etc. do) would open up a pile of data sources on ftp for Power BI. And assuming you can do a data refresh against such sources...

[vpsinghdle]

Its long pending demand and without such improvement, Power BI cannot survive against other competitors.

[Gerard_R]

It would be very helpful to be able to click on a link to a folder location and the Windows Explorer opens to that folder.

[mattzavada]

I agree, we have a custom application that we would like to link to.

[carlo_mj_m]

I have a LOB UWP app that handles custom protocol links. I'd like to be able to click on it in PowerBI to launch the UWP app.

[htome1]

Can we please get FTP as one the ways to get data for power bi?

[robert_giles]

yes

[fbcideas_migusr]

Yes please - need support for IM: (chat) like mailto: for email

[plagakisa]

Can we please get FTP as one the ways to get data for power bi?