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Jan007
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MSOLAP/SQL Conncetion

Hi,

 

i can connect with Excel to the Database, but with PowerBI it is not possible.

 

In Excel the connection is: "From Analysis Services"

 

Provider=MSOLAP.4;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=USERNAME;Initial Catalog=XXX;Data Source="https://XXXX/xmla/database=XXXX";MDX Compatibility=1;Safety Options=2;MDX Missing Member Mode=Error

 

How do i setup the connection in PowerBI?

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Greg_Deckler
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There is an Analysis Services data source connector in Power BI. Are you getting an error?



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Error: Unable to Connect Details:"AnalysisServices: the connection either timed out or was lost." or in some cases: "Unexpected Error" Value cannot be null. Parameter name: String

 

The links is:

 

"https://cloud.XXXX.com/xmla/database=YYYYY";Initial Catalog=ZZZZZ

 

I tried:

 

Server: https://cloud.XXXX.com/xmla/database=YYYYY

Database: blank

 

AND

 

Server: https://cloud.XXXX.com/xmla/

Database:YYYYY

 

AND

 

Server: https://cloud.XXXX.com/xmla

Database:YYYYY

 

AND

 

Server: https://cloud.XXXX.com

Database:YYYYY

 

How to setup the Innitial Catalog? 

 

Thanks a lot!

 

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