Data Refresh Error - - [DataSource.Error] Microsoft SQL: Cannot open server

[iainmc_macca]

I have a user that is trying to refresh an excel sheet that has a power query building the data but when they click "Refresh All" under the "Data" menu they get following error:

"[DataSource.Error] Microsoft SQL: Cannot open server "xxxxx.org.uk" requested by the login. Th login fialed"

No one else in the organisation is getting the error. Can anyone tell me why this might be or even better hoew to fix it. 

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Hi @iainmc_macca 

Based on your infotmation, You need to check the following points:

1.If your login username is right, you can refer to the following link.

python - Cannot open server requested by the login - Stack Overflow

2.Make sure that you have configure the firewall in  Azure,  you can refer to the following link.

Fixing error "Cannot open server - - requested by the login. Client with IP address - - is not allow...

Best Regards!

Yolo Zhu

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[AmiraBedh]

Verify that the account has permission to access the  database, and you have set up a firewall rule to allow Power BI Desktop to make a connection to Azure SQL.

For more information, please refer to:

Troubleshooting connectivity issues and other errors with Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed I... 

Database engine errors 

Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse IP firewall rules