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adumont
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8 years ago

Organizational account credentials from Power BI Server?

Hi,   I've created a report with a Sharepoint Folder data source (specificaly, an excel xlsx file in a folder of my Sharepoint site). My Sharepoint is hosted on Sharepint Online and I access it via...
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sachintandon
Regular Visitor
7 years ago

This needs to be resolved or solved, 

 

Currently there is NO way to set up a scheduled refresh, if your file is on ONE DRIVE, or SHARE POINT, where you need to login using the "Organisational Account" credentials option. 

 

It will work in PowerBI Desktop, but as soon as you publish from there to PowerBI online, when you try to set up a scheduled refresh you will get the following error:

 

"Your data source can't be refreshed because the credentials are invalid. Please update your credentials and try again."

 

If you from there try to edit the credentials, the only options you will have are:

 

- Anonymous

- Windows

- Basic

 

Unlike PowerBI Desktop, no "Organisational Account" option!

 

This is basic functionality that should ought to really have been fixed a while ago!

  • Annemie's avatar
    Annemie
    Frequent Visitor
    7 years ago

    I eventually solved the problem for myself ! 

     

    For some reason power bi desktop used a http:// link to my organizational account and this worked in power bi. 

    As soon as I changed this link to https:// and did a new export of the data to power bi online the refresh worked just fine !

    • sachintandon's avatar
      sachintandon
      Regular Visitor
      7 years ago

      Mine is actually a https:// url and its not working...

       

       

      • Annemie's avatar
        Annemie
        Frequent Visitor
        7 years ago

        Did you pick Oauth2 in powerbi online ?