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CVVR
Frequent Visitor
4 years ago

PowerBI Paginated Report Accessing Azure File Share

Hello Guys,   I've few questions on accessing the  Azure File Share from PowerBI reports. Please clarify   Can we mount the Azure File Share so that PowerBI reports can access them as a normal p...
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alokdeorani
Microsoft Employee
4 years ago

Yes, we can mount Azure File shares on Windows and then access it as a normal path in Power BI Desktop.

Below link has details on how to mount it.

Mount SMB Azure file share on Windows | Microsoft Docs

 

We do not have any inbuilt Azure File Share connector as of now if this is what you are asking. 

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CVVR
Frequent Visitor
4 years ago

Hello,

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

Do we have an option to access the Azure File Share from the Paginated Reports hosted in PowerBI portal?

 

Thanks

  • alokdeorani's avatar
    alokdeorani
    Microsoft Employee
    4 years ago

    You should be able to do it if Azure File share is mounted as data source at PBI Gateway.

    • CVVR's avatar
      CVVR
      Frequent Visitor
      4 years ago

      Hi

       

      I don't see the Data Source type as Azure FIle Share in the available list.

       

       

      • alokdeorani's avatar
        alokdeorani
        Microsoft Employee
        4 years ago

        What I meant to say is if you have mounted Azure File Share on Gateway then you should be able to access this data source as Folder path. 

        Below link has details on how to mount it.

        Mount SMB Azure file share on Windows | Microsoft Docs

         

        There is no inbuilt Azure File Share connector available as of now.