Power BI is turning 10! Tune in for a special live episode on July 24 with behind-the-scenes stories, product evolution highlights, and a sneak peek at what’s in store for the future.
Save the dateJoin us for an expert-led overview of the tools and concepts you'll need to become a Certified Power BI Data Analyst and pass exam PL-300. Register now.
Hello everyone,
I've been really struggling with an issue over the last 2 days so I'm calling on the PBI community here.
Topic: creating a dataflow connected to an Amazon RDS Aurora DB (MySQL).
Step #1: connect Power BI Desktop to RDS [OK]
Public accessibility set to YES
Step #2: Connect a Dataset to RDS [OK]
Before trying to create a dataflow, I have published it to a Dataset.
Connect a dataflow to RDS [KO]
MySQL: We were unable to find a database provider with invariant name 'MySql.Data.MySqlClient'. This error could've been the result of provider-specific client software being required, but missing on this computer. To download client software for this provider, visit the following site and choose the 64-bit (x64) version of, at minimum, 'MySQL Connector/Net': https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=278885
This is where I'm getting confused because:
So instead of using the MySQL connector, I opened a blank query and wrote the code myself and this time it worked
I've repeated the same operation for the other tables I needed. Sometimes I got the error message again but I managed to retrieve all tables by trying several times until it gets accepted, error was very inconsistent.
Then I configured successfully my dataflow refresh
<dataflow map to gateway Screenshot>
Unfortunately dataflow refresh never succeeded. However during the first attempt, the dataflow managed to refresh several tables from the MySQL Database before failing.
Any help or idea would be very helpful.
Thank you!
Hi, @Anonymous
Based on your description, I did some tests and it appeared normal on Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service and dataflow. I failed to reproduce your scenario.
The version of mysql-connector is 8.0.19(32 bit). My gateway version number is 3000.27.30(February 2020). I wonder if you are using the same gateway for tests.
Best Regards
Allan
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Hello @v-alq-msft,
Thank you for your feedback. My gateway version is March 2020 (version 3000.31.3).
Would you be able to test with this version? Not sure how easy is to downgrade.
Regards,
Check out the July 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.
This is your chance to engage directly with the engineering team behind Fabric and Power BI. Share your experiences and shape the future.
User | Count |
---|---|
32 | |
21 | |
19 | |
13 | |
12 |
User | Count |
---|---|
27 | |
18 | |
17 | |
17 | |
14 |