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Zhanna2222
4 years agoRegular Visitor
How to set up a data source ODBC on Power BI Service
Hi Everyone, My data source is locating in MongoDB. I have successfully managed to used the ODBC connector in Power BI Desktop. I would like to create a data source on Power BI Service to get da...
- 4 years ago
Hi. You need a Data Gateway in a vm at the same network of your mongoDB.
You can read more about gateway here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-onprem
The VM with the Gateway installed should also install the ODBC and work as a bridge between PowerBi Service and your MongoDB
I hope that helps,
ibarrau
Super User
4 years agoHi. You need a Data Gateway in a vm at the same network of your mongoDB.
You can read more about gateway here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-onprem
The VM with the Gateway installed should also install the ODBC and work as a bridge between PowerBi Service and your MongoDB
I hope that helps,