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We couldn't connect to the Analysis Services server. Make sure you've entered the connection string correctly.
It seems that it was / is also a problem in the december version: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Report-Server/PowerBI-Server-October-DirectQuery-to-SQL-Server-tabl...
We are still facing this issue with Power BI Desktop January 2019 version.
1. Start Power BI Desktop January 2019
2. Create a new report using DirectQuery
3. Get Data -> SQL Server Database -> Enter Server IP (or Name, we tried both) -> Select View -> DirectQuery
4. Use Database Authentification: Username + Passwort
5. In Power BI Desktop January 2019 you can see data.
6. Publish report to the Power-BI Report Server (OnPremise)
7. Set Username + Password inside the "Manage" Tab
8. Check connection: Connection is successful
9. Open report in the browser -> The error msg is shown instead of data
Power BI - Report Server: 1.4.6969.7395 (Januar 2019)
Power BI - Desktop: 2.65.5313.1562 32-bit (Januar 2019)
Any ideas? Thanks!
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