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New Member

2 years ago

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Fileserver as data source for Power BI

Hello everyone, Is it possible to upload e.g. Excel sheets to Power BI that do not come from a SharePoint or OneDrive? I would like to upload data from a file server. I get these error messages (s...

djurecic
2 years ago
You can still use excel files not stored in Sharepoint or Onedrive by importing them into PBI desktop, then publishing and using an on premise data gateway to refresh in the Power BI Service.
djurecic
2 years ago
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-onprem

https://learn.microsoft.com/de-de/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-onprem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz4bM_NzQQg

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-onprem-indepth

https://learn.microsoft.com/de-de/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-onprem-indepth

New Member

2 years ago

"..on premise data gateway..."

Which gateway do you mean and where can I find it?

Super User

2 years ago

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-onprem

https://learn.microsoft.com/de-de/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-onprem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz4bM_NzQQg

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-onprem-indepth

https://learn.microsoft.com/de-de/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-onprem-indepth

peterschwarzz
New Member
2 years ago
Thank you very much 👍