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Initialization of data source failed
I have shared a report, when the user is exporting the data using analyze in excel, user is getting the error.. Initialization of the data source failed. Check the database server or contact you...
- Hi there
I would suggest if possible to upgrade the version of Excel?
Also it could potentially be a network issue if they cannot connect to the external database, which would indicate an issue with connectivity to the Power BI Service?
Hi there
I would suggest if possible to upgrade the version of Excel?
Also it could potentially be a network issue if they cannot connect to the external database, which would indicate an issue with connectivity to the Power BI Service?
I would suggest if possible to upgrade the version of Excel?
Also it could potentially be a network issue if they cannot connect to the external database, which would indicate an issue with connectivity to the Power BI Service?
Hi,
In our company, we have the same problem when sharing Excel - files with connection to PowerBI dataset. So the data refresh in Excel is no problem, also with the desktop version of Excel for the user who made the connection but not for other users.
Can it be that the version of Excel is a problem? The pro users who make te report have 64bit versions of Excel, the readers 32 bits.
Thank you for your reply!
Kind regards,
Steven
