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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.
This is because the Report Server catalog database needs to be installed on a Microsoft SQL Server instance, you cannot put that database on Postgres.
d_gosbell I get that part. I will install MSS instance to faciliate RS catalog. I initially thought, that maybe we can add postgre as a source in the RS as well, but that is not happening.
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.
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.
Thank you! Much appreciated!
