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jbarker
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Direct Query from SQL Server Data Source on October Release of Report Server

Trying a direct query mode report from a browser render using a sql server data source gets the error "We couldn't connect to the Analysis Services server. Make sure you've entered the connection string correctly.".

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v-qiuyu-msft
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Hi @jbarker,

 

If you create a new report then publish to Power BI report server October version, please follow the suggestion in this thread: http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Report-Server/PowerBI-Server-October-DirectQuery-to-SQL-Server-table...

 

If the report exists before upgrade to Power BI report server October version, please see this thread: http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/Existing-Power-BI-reports-will-not-load-after-upgrading-to/id...

 

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu

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v-qiuyu-msft
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Hi @jbarker,

 

Thanks for your update. 🙂

 

As the issue is fixed now, I will close this thread. 

 

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu

Community Support Team _ Qiuyun Yu
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jbarker
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This worked, it was losing credentials.

v-qiuyu-msft
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Hi @jbarker,

 

If you create a new report then publish to Power BI report server October version, please follow the suggestion in this thread: http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Report-Server/PowerBI-Server-October-DirectQuery-to-SQL-Server-table...

 

If the report exists before upgrade to Power BI report server October version, please see this thread: http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/Existing-Power-BI-reports-will-not-load-after-upgrading-to/id...

 

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu

Community Support Team _ Qiuyun Yu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

I am facing the same while using Excel as a Datasource with Import on Power BI Report Server. Again it is not everytime but its intermittent 

 

Any pointers will be helpfull.

 

Cheers,

Dhawal

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