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kraub01's avatar
kraub01
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7 years ago

Custom data connectors available in Windows 7 but not in Windows 10

We have a custom data connector that works just fine on Windows 7 machines, but on upgraded or new machines with Windows 10 (same version of PBI, same settings) the connector does not show up in the ...
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Anonymous
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7 years ago

kraub01,

In Windows 10, navigate to This PC ->Documents, then check if your .mez file is located in \Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors folder.

Also please check if you enable the Custom data connectors preview feature in Power BI Desktop (under File | Options and settings | Custom data connectors), you would need to re-open Power BI Desktop after turning on the feature.


Regards,
Lydia

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ElizabethTachji
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7 years ago

Hi Lidia,

 

I cannot see the custom connector option under preview features.  Has it been removed from the October 2018 version.

 

Cheers

Elizabeth

  • pratnala's avatar
    pratnala
    New Member
    7 years ago

    Has anyone figured this out?

    • mike_honey's avatar
      mike_honey
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      7 years ago

      I struck the same issue - could not get it working. On a hunch I renamed my mez file - now it works fine.

       

      It was named like this:

       

      aaa.PowerBIDataConnector.mez

       

      Now it works fine when that file is renamed like this:

       

      aaa.mez

       

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
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        7 years ago

        I am on Windows 10 and I stuck up on the same issue.

         

        I tried renaming the extension and restarted Power BI Desktop, however still I am not able to see the option for custom data connector's. Can you please help me to overcome this issue ?

         

        Old Name: TeamDesk.PowerBIDataConnector.mez

        Renamed to : TeamDesk.mez