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webportal
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6 years ago
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Connect data flow to Excel file stored in OneDrive

This should be simple: I need to create a data flow to get data from an Excel file stored in my OneDrive.   The URL is: https://xxx-my.sharepoint.com/personal/xxx_com/Documents/PowerBI/P&L%20CDS%2...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Hi webportal ,

     

    Usually, this encompasses to extra characters in the URL that are part of the link that OneDrive generates for the file, but not accepted by PBI (something like :x:/r/ after site address and  ?d=w3a41a... after the file name).

     

    The URL in your post, however, looks valid. In my test, I had this error when I entered an incorrectly formatted URL and signed it. When I fixed it the error did not go away, but I was able to sign in and proceed with Next. Maybe this will work for you too?

     

    An alternative way, which I found, was via Web API connector. You can try this too.

    If this does not help, this is the Source step generated by PBI, you can try altering it for your case and then provide credentials when requested by PBI:

    Source = Excel.Workbook(Web.Contents("https://xxx-my.sharepoint.com/personal/xxx/Documents/Book2.xlsx"), null, true),

    Kind regards,

    JB

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ToddChitt
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6 years ago

I too am getting this same error and hoped this post would help. It did not. 

I removed the :z:/s from between the "sharepoint.com/" and the site name so the URL looks like this:

https://<my ompany>.sharepoint.com/<Site name>/<Document GUID>

 

I could not tell exactly the options in the original post, but it looks like "None" for the Gateway seleciton, and "Organizational account" for the Authentication. Below that is says that I am already signed in. And this is the same Organizational Account I use the access the document.

Yet I still get "Invalid credentials" error.

 

Frustrated. This should be a no-brainer for Microsoft! At LEAST get me good error text code. "Invalid credentials" if the URL is bad?

 

"Sir, our automotice scan tool Error Code says that your engine is misfiring on one of the cylinders, so we're going to need to replace all four tires."

 

Sorry for the rant. 

Any suggestions?

xcasanoves's avatar
xcasanoves
Frequent Visitor
6 years ago

I have a similar problem.

When I try to create a data flow by excel file in OnDrive, always appears the following message "Configure the pop-up blocker to allow this site to create pop-up windows" (the pop-ups are active). 

I tried with Microsoft Explorer and Microsoft Edge. I reviewed the configuration with my administrator with no result.

Somebody knows what must I do?

Thanks in advance,

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    6 years ago

    Hi xcasanoves,

     

    I think this is rather an issue between MS authentication service and the browser, then something directly relating to PBI.

    I have something similar from time to time, especially when switching between different networks. As I am using Chrome, no message appears, but I am not getting a sign-in pop-up window (and therefore can not put/confirm my credentials for the data source). In most cases, full PC restart clears it straightaway.

     

    Hope this helps,

    JB

    • ToddChitt's avatar
      ToddChitt
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      6 years ago

      I think my point was this: Getting data from OneDrive into Power BI is pretty much ubiquitous. Click Get Data, choose Files, then choose OneDrive.

      But getting data from a file on OneDrive into a Data Flow in Power BI is something else entirely. "OneDrive" is not one of the options. You have to choose either Excel or Flat File, THEN put in a URL. And copying a URL link from within SharePoint does NOT work.

       

      Why can't there just be something similar to the "Get Data" experience. 

       

      It's all withing the Microsoft empire.

      • xcasanoves's avatar
        xcasanoves
        Frequent Visitor
        6 years ago

        Thanks everybody for your quickly answers.

         

        I solved my issue by following way:

        1. Using navigator Mozilla
          1. Enable pop-ups
        2. Create data flow
          1. By API WEB (by excel doesn't work)
          2. With URL format like commented by ToddChitt:
            1. https://<my company>.sharepoint.com/<Site name>/<Document name>

        It's very sad, a Microsoft software works better with a foreign navigator... It's incredible.

         

        Thanks everybody again for your answers.