Solved: Linked Server Data Connection

Anonymous · ‎06-18-2021

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

edhans · ‎06-18-2021

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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edhans · ‎06-18-2021

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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Linked Server Data Connection