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Lorenz33
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4 years ago
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Unable to connect to web data source

We have developed a report using Power BI Desktop for Report Server (May 2021). We have developed a report that has 5 data sources. 2 of them are web sources. The report connects to all data sources ...
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  • Icey's avatar
    Icey
    4 years ago

    Hi Lorenz33 ,

     

    Power BI Report Server has a limitation when using web data: only data files from web can be refreshed. Data based on Page or By example aren't refreshable. This limitation is because the M expressions created with Web.BrowserContents and Web.Page can't be refreshed. Power BI Report Server can only refresh Web.Contents data sources.

     

    Please check if your web data is based on Page or By example.

     

     

    Reference: Power BI report data sources in Power BI Report Server

     

     

    Best Regards,

    Icey

     

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Icey
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4 years ago

Hi Lorenz33 ,

 

Power BI Report Server has a limitation when using web data: only data files from web can be refreshed. Data based on Page or By example aren't refreshable. This limitation is because the M expressions created with Web.BrowserContents and Web.Page can't be refreshed. Power BI Report Server can only refresh Web.Contents data sources.

 

Please check if your web data is based on Page or By example.

 

 

Reference: Power BI report data sources in Power BI Report Server

 

 

Best Regards,

Icey

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.