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rsmhema1993
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Oracle Database connection Issue

Hi all,

 

When I was trying to connect Oracle database from my power BI Desktop account, I am getting the following error.

 

Oracle DB connectivity error.PNG

 

I installed Oracle client 11g 64-bit in my local machine. Its asking me to install Oracle Client Driver for connecting remote DB. I dont find any link for installing only that oracle driver for 64-bit oracle client i find only the whole package. Can anyone please help me with this issue? If you guys find any link specific to that Oracle client driver, Please let me know.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

 

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Anonymous
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@rsmhema1993,

It is recommended to install the latest version of Oracle client driver.

Do you install 64-bit Power BI Desktop in your machine? If so, just download 64-bit ODAC 12c Release 4 (12.1.0.2.4) for Windows x64  from this link and install it on your machine. After that, you should be able to connect to the Oracle 11g database from Power BI Desktop.

Regards,

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Anonymous
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@rsmhema1993,

What version of Power BI Desktop do you install, 32-bit or 64-bit?

For 32-bit version of Power BI Desktop, use the following link to download and install Oracle client driver:
32-bit Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) with Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio (12.1.0.2....

For 64-bit version of Power BI Desktop, use the following link to download and install Oracle client driver:
64-bit ODAC 12c Release 4 (12.1.0.2.4) for Windows x64

Reference:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-desktop-connect-oracle-database/#connect-t...


Regards,

@Anonymous Thank you for ur solution.

 

What if i installed oracle 11g client database instead of 12c without oracle ODBC driver package?

I need software for installing only Oracle client driver for windows 10 with 64-bit.

 

Could u please suggest me any link for installing Oracle client driver for 11g as i dont find any link for specific to Oracle client driver?

Anonymous
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@rsmhema1993,

It is recommended to install the latest version of Oracle client driver.

Do you install 64-bit Power BI Desktop in your machine? If so, just download 64-bit ODAC 12c Release 4 (12.1.0.2.4) for Windows x64  from this link and install it on your machine. After that, you should be able to connect to the Oracle 11g database from Power BI Desktop.

Regards,

@Anonymous 

 

Thanks for your suggestion and will install latest version of Oracle client database.

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