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joerykeizer
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9 years ago
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On-premises gateway in second account

Hi,   I'm trying to share a gateway between two accounts.  First account is fine but on the second account I cannot select it for refresh (greyed out). It's the exact same dataset in both accounts...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Hi joerykeizer,

    In your sceanrio, as the second account published the report by himeself, then  you would need to add the second account under the Users tab of the SQL data source in Power BI Service. This way, he will be able to view reports of the dataset, and as you connect to SQL Server via DirectQuery mode, the dataset is always up-to-date, there is no option to schedule refresh for this dataset.




    Thanks,
    Lydia Zhang

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Anonymous
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9 years ago

Hi joerykeizer,

Does the second user create a same dataset using his credential? How does second user connect to these data sources in Power BI Desktop?

Connection strings(server name, database name, excel path) of data sources under gateway should match that connection srtings of data sources in Power BI Desktop.

Thanks,
Lydia Zhang

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joerykeizer
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9 years ago

Hi Anonymous,

 

Basically, I manage both accounts. I have the .pbix file open in the desktop, upload it to account 1, switch accounts and upload it again. So the files should be identical. I just tried doing this to a direct query database and I get:

 

 

However, when I log into the second account the gateway is visible and seems good to go. I didn't add that gateway, it was already there. I assume because I added the second account as administrator to the gateway.

 

 

Thanks!

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    Anonymous
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    9 years ago

    Hi joerykeizer,

    What type of credential do you use when you connect to SQL database using DirectQuery mode in Power BI Desktop?

    Thanks,
    Lydia Zhang

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      joerykeizer
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      9 years ago

      Database credentials, if that is what you mean. I'm not entirely sure :)

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
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        9 years ago

        Hi joerykeizer,

        In your sceanrio, as the second account published the report by himeself, then  you would need to add the second account under the Users tab of the SQL data source in Power BI Service. This way, he will be able to view reports of the dataset, and as you connect to SQL Server via DirectQuery mode, the dataset is always up-to-date, there is no option to schedule refresh for this dataset.




        Thanks,
        Lydia Zhang