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Report Server Configuration manager - connect to PostgreSQL server and database
IuteJV wrote:
My question is now more about, when I use Postgre as a db source for reports. How would the refresh work in the RS. I have currently created a ODBC connection to access postgre db for my reports. But not sure how the refresh would work or would not work.
So you don't configure data sources for the report through the configuration manager, you just add them directly in your report. Postgres is listed as a supported data source here Power BI report data sources in Power BI Report Server - Power BI | Microsoft Learn so it should work fine. Note that you may need to install the NgpSQL 4.0.10 provider on the server - I don't use Postgres so I'm not sure if that is included in the server install. see Power Query PostgreSQL connector - Power Query | Microsoft Learn
ODBC is also supported on Report Server, but you will need to make sure the same driver is installed on the client machines for building reports and on the server so it can run the refreshes.
Could anyone please clarify the following:
How the refresh process/setup would look like when using PostgreSQL db as a source? In PBI one would have a gateway to access the database and run the refreshes on. But for PBIRS I would assume I would need to access postgre db using ODBC to have the refresh running? Would that be correct? Do you also know any limitations on using said approach, aka the number of refreshes running at the same time, etc.