Data Lake Storage connector not working in Desktop after Nov 2018 update

[MatthewAWC]

After updating Desktop to Nov 2018, my existing reports with Azure Data Lake Storage connections now fail to refresh, nor can I create a new connection to my Azure Data Lake Storage account.  I have just reinstalled Oct 2018 and everything works fine.

After entering the URL and then my organization credentials, I receive a message saying something like "Specify How to Connect" but with no button or action available to do anything about it.  I can either close or hit "Connect" again, and re-enter an endless loop of this warning message popping up.

[Anonymous]

@MatthewAWC,

Do you use this specific version(2.64.5285.741) of Power BI Desktop? If so,  in Power BI Desktop, open a new blank query and enter the following code in Advanced Editor, then check if you are able to connect to teh data source.

let

    Source = DataLake.Contents("URL")

in

    Source

Regards,
Lydia

[MatthewAWC]

My version is 2.64.5285.582 64-bit (November, 2018) and the query above also stalls on a message saying "Please specify how to connect".  I click "Edit Credentials" and nothing comes up to enter my credentials.  I will download the latest version and try again.

[MatthewAWC]

Just tried again after updating Desktop to 2.64.5285.741 64-bit (November, 2018) and exactly the same problem remains.  I keep getting a message "Please specify how to connect" whether I use the connector, or use the query that was suggested in this thread.

[Anonymous]

@MatthewAWC,

Please open a support ticket in Power BI support site.


Regards,
Lydia

[Anonymous]

@MatthewAWC,

Please keep an eye on the update time for this issue in Power BI support site.



Regards,
Lydia

[Anonymous]

This issue seems to be corrected in December 2018 version of Power BI Desktop.

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-december-2018-feature-summary/

I confirmed the issue is solved in the version.