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KelvinGB1
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11 years ago
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Has anyone successfully connected Power BI to a Business Objects Universe

Has anyone successfully connected Power BI to a Business Objects Universe and is there anything I need to be aware of.   Any hints or tips would be greatfully received.
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    andre
    11 years ago

    Here is what you need to know at high level about the limitations of Business Objects Connector for Power BI.

     

    http://businessintelligist.com/2014/03/12/what-is-the-microsoft-power-bi-connector-for-sap/

     

    You should not need the Personal Gateway to be able to use the connector.  The Personal Gateway's job is to enable refresh of datasets that have been already published to PowerBI.com

     

    Also, right not these are the supported on premise data sources, and Business Objects is not on the list:

    • SQL Server
    • Oracle
    • Teradata
    • IBM DB2
    • PostgreSQL
    • Sybase
    • MySQL
    • SharePoint List (on-premises)
    • File (CSV, XML, Text, Excel, Access)
    • On-premises SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular models (uploaded data; not live connections)
    • Folder
    • Custom SQL/native SQL
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timrodman
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11 years ago

Is it as simple as the video in this post makes it out to be? Are you getting an error?

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KelvinGB1
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11 years ago

Thank you for sending me the link to the video.

 

I haven't had the time to attempt this yet but I am with you in thinking the video over simplifies the process.

 

I was anticipating some firewall issues but was wondering if there were any other issues before I bite the bullet.

 

I would think it will be early next week when I try so I will let you know how I get on.