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On Premises Gateway - Windows Password Change
Hello, I am the only person in my organisation who creates and publishes Power BI reports. I use an On-premies gateway to connect all my data sources. The Authentication method I use for an...
What I mean is, to make it easy for re-authentication when the windows password is changed - For instance, each type of connections (File \ Analysis Services \ Web \ Folder \ Sharepoint) only needs one time of re-authentication, instead of using a Service Account with the password set to never expire.
The easiest way to update the credentials once, is to use a folder connection and then filter for the specific file you want to use in the report. That way you can use one connection for SharePoint or on a server file location.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-connect-cloud-data-sources#create-a-new-shareable-cloud-connection