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7 years ago

Gateway set up with OneDrive

Need you advice here:   1. If it's possible to set up a gateway if my data source is on OneDrive? I am aware OneDrive doesn't need a gateway but it is teoretical question.    2. Are there any be...
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v-xicai
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7 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

 

For your question1 , question2 and question3, to connect to the files located in OneDrive for Business , you need to use Web connector, pay attention to steps detail: Use OneDrive for Business links in Power BI Desktop.

 

If your dataset contains not only cloud data source (such as OneDrive for Business ) but also the on premise data source, you need install and configure data gateway, and add the web data sources to gateway. For the Data Source Type, you need to choose Web. See more:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-gateway-data-sources#add-a-data-source.

 

Note that you also need to select Allow user's cloud data sources to refresh through this gateway cluster option Under Gateway Cluster Settings. See: Merge or append on-premises and cloud data sources.

 

 

 

 

For your question4, you may refer to the case https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Power-Query/sharepoint-gateway-error-not-showing-Oauth-in-Datasource-Setting/td-p/430316.

 

Best Regards,

Amy

 

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    7 years ago

    HI v-xicai

    "For your question1 , question2 and question3, to connect to the files located in OneDrive for Business , you need to use Web connector, pay attention to steps detail: Use OneDrive for Business links in Power BI Desktop."

     

    I am trying the above and failing.

    When select open in Excel my window look like this...

    When click on "Copy path" my link is copied in the format:

    C:\Users\aaaaaaa.bbbbbb\Downloads\DimCustomer 2.xlsx

    Which is not the link to OneDrive but to a local copy.

     

    I tried the "Copy link" too..

    and the format of this is:

    https://myorg-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/personal/username/Documents/test/DimCustomer%202.xlsx?d=wd63254124802408792791edb9423e569&csf=1&e=duGzmu

    Is this a correct one?

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      7 years ago

      Open in Excel online probably gives you the correct link as that's a public one which is not specified in the blog.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
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        7 years ago

        So, link copied from Excel Online is a little bit different:

         

         

        https://myorg-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/personal/username/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BD6325412-4802-4087-9279-1EDB9423E569%7D&file=DimCustomer%202.xlsx&action=default&mobileredirect=true&cid=53e19528-b115-4311-bd93-400edf596bb9

         

         

        I then, tried to add new data source to the enterprise gateway I had installed:

        data source type : Web

        username: domain/username

        password: domain password (windows)

        authentication: windows

         

        and received this error.

         

        Unable to connect: We encountered an error while trying to connect to . Details: "We could not register this data source for any gateway instances within this cluster. Please find more details below about specific errors for each gateway instance."Hide details

Activity ID:   cac000c6-4ed3-4c7f-ad8a-1e2ccc57c89c

Request ID:    26bb7da1-0ca3-6984-92d9-27a5611d7f34

Cluster URI:   https://wabi-us-north-central-redirect.analysis.windows.net

Status code:   400

Error Code:    DMTS_PublishDatasourceToClusterErrorCode

Time:   Tue Aug 06 2019 10:50:12 GMT+0200 (Central European Summer Time)

Version:       13.0.10315.184

bw-on-premise-gtw:     Invalid connection credentials.

Underlying error code: -2147467259

Underlying error message:      The credentials provided for the Web source are invalid. (Source at https://myorg-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/personal/username_layouts/15/Doc.aspx.)

DM_ErrorDetailNameCode_UnderlyingHResult:     -2147467259

Microsoft.Data.Mashup.CredentialError.DataSourceKind: Web

Microsoft.Data.Mashup.CredentialError.DataSourcePath: https://myorg-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/personal/username/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BD6325412-4802-4087-9279-1EDB9423E569%7D&file=DimCustomer%202.xlsx&action=default&mobileredirect=true&cid=53e19528-b115-4311-bd93-400edf596bb9

Microsoft.Data.Mashup.CredentialError.Reason: AccessForbidden

Microsoft.Data.Mashup.MashupSecurityException.DataSources:        [{"kind":"Web","path":"https://myorg-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/personal/username/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BD6325412-4802-4087-9279-1EDB9423E569%7D\u0026file=DimCustomer%202.xlsx\u0026action=default\u0026mobileredirect=true\u0026cid=53e19528-b115-4311-bd93-400edf596bb9"}]

Microsoft.Data.Mashup.MashupSecurityException.Reason: AccessForbidden

Troubleshoot connection problems

New data source

https://myorg-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/r/personal/username/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BD6325412-4802-4087-9279-1EDB9423E569%7D&file=DimCustomer%202.xlsx&action=default&mobileredirect=true&cid=53e19528-b115-4311-bd93-400edf596bb9

mydomain\username

•••••••

        The same happens when previous link was used.

         

        Has any one succeed with setting up OneDrive data source for a gateway?