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DennisJung
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Excel - Connect to Data not working

‎10-19-2017 03:25 AM

Excel - Connect to Data not working, i tried it on several other PCs with diffrent versions. 

 

I can not connect to any dataset, i only receive this message.

 

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Can anyone help me?

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v-qiuyu-msft
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‎10-19-2017 11:41 PM

Hi @DennisJung,

 

Which Excel version do you run? If it's version 1709, please try the workaround here: 

 

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/PowerBI-Publisher-Issue-on-office-365-after-update-of-office...

 

If you hit the issue when you try the workaround Analyze in Excel, please follow Lydia's suggestion here: 

http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Integrations-with-Files-and/Analyze-in-excel-system-error/td-p/27373...

 

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu 

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v-qiuyu-msft
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‎10-19-2017 11:41 PM

Hi @DennisJung,

 

Which Excel version do you run? If it's version 1709, please try the workaround here: 

 

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/PowerBI-Publisher-Issue-on-office-365-after-update-of-office...

 

If you hit the issue when you try the workaround Analyze in Excel, please follow Lydia's suggestion here: 

http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Integrations-with-Files-and/Analyze-in-excel-system-error/td-p/27373...

 

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu 

Community Support Team _ Qiuyun Yu
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DennisJung
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‎10-23-2017 12:18 AM

I'm running 1710, First release.

 

Your first Link worked as a workaround, thank you!

 

 

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