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Idrisssh
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Invalid connection credentials when connecting via dataflow

so i tried to connect to a csv file through dataflow in power bi service and I'm getting invalid credentials or this msg in the image.

 

any help with this?

 

Idrisssh_0-1624359043246.png

 

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arvindsingh802
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To access on premise data source (in this case CSV file) you need Power BI Gateway and create a data source for this file then you will be able to access the files using that data source.

 

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Anonymous
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Hi,

 

     Keep the shared location  or in sharepoint

 

Thanks,

Shanthakumar.

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