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I have a text field that I want to make a hyperlink using a URL from another field. Seems to work fine in a local desktop workbook but Power BI won't let me select a field to use as a hyperlink in a report published to the Power BI Server.
Following these directions,
we've made sure that
But still nothing. Is this another one of those things that can't be done with Direct Query or a report publised to the server or something? Doesn't seem like it should be. I get to where you add the Web URL and is just won't let me select the field with the URL in it.
Hi @Anonymous ,
I test with Power BI Desktop Optimized for Power BI Report Server - September 2021), which version is 2.97.2222.0 64-bit. It works well when connecting to SQL database via DirectQuery.
I also test with a Excel file on Report Server. It works well. Could you share more screenshoots without any sensitive information to help us understand your issue?
Best Regards,
Icey
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