Existing Autodesk Construction Cloud connection not selectable in Dataflow Gen2

[Florisz]

I have been struggling for a while and searched the community and the known issues, but can not find if this is my misttake or a bug.
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We succesfully set up a new connection to Autodesk Construction Cloud and shared the connection with serveral users.

We can check the connection and it says that it is 'Online' .

According to the documentation this connection should be supported for Fabric Dataflow Gen2;

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But when adding a Dataflow Gen2 and search for Autodesk Construction Cloud, the connection just will not show up. Also not after refreshing serveral times and retries after days.
See screenshot below;

Does anybode else have the same experience?

[Florisz · Accepted solution]

With the help of Microsoft support I found out the Autodesk Construction Cloud Connector can NOT be use this way in a Dataflow Gen2.

If you want to use a shared connection it has to be used in a Semantic Model.

It turns out the documentation is not correct on how this connector can be used.

The workaround is as follows.
After creating the connection as described, you have to create a PowerBi Desktop report, and set up a temporarily connection to Autdesk Construction Cloud in that report. Then publsh that report. This creates a semantic model in the workspace where the report is published.

In the setting of the Semantic model you can change the connection to the shared connection that was created before in the steps as described above.

Then in the same setting menu enable the option for OneLake ingegration. After a refresh of the semantic model, the semantic model will be available in OneLake. 

On top of that you could create a Lakehouse and create a link in the LakeHouse to the semantic model in the Onelake.

[v-saisrao-msft]

Hi @Florisz, 
Thank you so much for the detailed follow up and for sharing the workaround that’s helpful and will definitely benefit others facing the same challenge. 

As you've discovered, the Autodesk Construction Cloud connector currently cannot be used directly in Dataflow Gen2 with a shared connection, even though the documentation suggests otherwise. The confirmed workaround using Power BI Desktop → Semantic Model → OneLake integration is the correct approach currently. 

I’m really glad you were able to get things working with help from Microsoft Support, even if it took a few extra steps.

Thank you.

[Florisz]

Hi  @v-saisrao-msft , thank you for you quick answer.

The 'Sign in' is for signing in at Autodesk Construction Cloud, see screenshot below. That should come from the existing connection. That is the whole point of having a centralized Connection to Autodesk Construction Cloud. Or do I see this wrong?
We are in Europe, but I already tried the other 2 regions, just to be sure, the connection might come up there, but no luck!😢

[Florisz]

After logging in with my Autodesk Construction Cloud account, it still does not show the existing connection to select. It does show a sort of placeholder; {"region":"Europe"} (none). See screenshot;

[v-saisrao-msft]

Hi @Florisz,

Thanks for the update and screenshots. Since the connection is online and shared but still not appearing in Dataflow Gen2, this seems to be a limitation or unexpected behaviour with how shared connections are handled for Autodesk Construction Cloud.

I recommend raising a support ticket with Microsoft Fabric, as this might need backend investigation
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Thank you.

[v-saisrao-msft]

Hi @Florisz,

Thanks for sharing the details. Given the nature of the issue, I would recommend raising this directly with Autodesk Support. They’ll be in the best position to assist you further, especially if this involves account-specific settings or licensing concerns.

You can reach Autodesk Support through their official portal here:
Autodesk Community, Autodesk Forums, Autodesk Forum

Thank you.

[Florisz]

Thank you for your follow up and link. I did post the same question there🤞.

Microsoft Fabric existing connection Autodesk Construction Cloud not selectable in Dataflow Gen2 - A...

[v-saisrao-msft]

Hi @Florisz,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Forum Community.

Thank you for providing the details and screenshots. It seems you’ve correctly set up and shared the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) connection, and the "Online" status confirms it’s active. However, the issue of the connection not appearing in Dataflow Gen2 is likely related to a configuration or compatibility problem. 

Here are some steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue: 

• Authentication Issue In one of your screenshots, it states “You are not signed in” this can sometimes prevent existing connections from appearing. Ensure that you are fully signed in with your organizational account under the Authentication kind before attempting to refresh or use existing connections. 
• After updating your credentials or gateway settings, click "Refresh connections" and wait a few minutes. It may take some time for the connection to propagate to Dataflow Gen2. 
• Ensure the region (e.g., Europe) in the connection settings matches the region of your Microsoft Fabric environment. Mismatched regions can prevent connections from appearing. 

If this post helps, then please give us ‘Kudos’ and consider Accept it as a solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Thank you.