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