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Linked Server Data Connection

‎06-18-2021 11:28 AM

How do I create a data connection to a Linked Server that is already built and established in our SQL environment?

 

Host Server Called- HostServer

LInked Server-HCS

LinkedDB-LinkDB

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‎06-18-2021 03:54 PM

Unless something has changed, you cannot directly access a linked server this way in Power BI. This is an old thread but I think still valid.



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‎06-18-2021 03:54 PM

Unless something has changed, you cannot directly access a linked server this way in Power BI. This is an old thread but I think still valid.



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