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Anonymous
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7 years ago
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Power BI integration using ODBC driver and data gateway

Hi, I'm new to Power BI and my question is basic.  I need to connect Power BI desktop to a service for which a pre-designed connector is not available. Then I need to make a dashboard and get it pu...
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  • v-piga-msft's avatar
    v-piga-msft
    7 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

    Please follow the steps below.

    1. Get data in power bI desktop with the ODBC connector and create your report and publish it to Power BI Service.

    2. Assuming that you have installed the data gateway, you could add your data souce in the gateway. Please refer to this guide docuemnt. If you have not installed the gateway, please follow this article.

    3. Edit your credential and set schedule refresh under Setting>> Dataset in Power BI Service.

    If you still need help, please feel free to ask.

    Best Regards,

    Cherry

     

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v-piga-msft
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7 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

Have you solved your problem?

If you have solved, please always accept the replies making sense as solution to your question so that people who may have the same question can get the solution directly.

If you still need help, please feel free to ask.

Best Regards,

Cherry

 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    7 years ago

    Cherry,

    Thanks for the links. Big help. I will start the project next week and probably ask more questions :)