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Parameters are not showing in powerbi Web but pressent in Powerbi desktop

I Have my two paramters that i have used for Server Name and Database name. Both Paramters are loaded into powerbi report but when published. i cant see any parameter. I want to chagne paramaters via powerbi web. Please see the below image for refrence:

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v-lili6-msft
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HI, @Anonymous 

I think you are use Direct Query in this report.

Query parameter doesn't work in Power BI Service for now.

See this blog:

https://blog.gbrueckl.at/2019/03/using-power-bi-desktop-direct-query-with-parameters/

In direct query mode, It is only supported in power bi desktop.

Also, you need to make sure that you have entered the credentials for the different source databases at least once – otherwise Power BI will ask you when you query the database the first time. This is also the reason why this does not work so well in the Power BI service as changing the parameters there is not as simple as it is in Power BI desktop.

Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-lili6-msft
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Community Support

HI, @Anonymous 

I think you are use Direct Query in this report.

Query parameter doesn't work in Power BI Service for now.

See this blog:

https://blog.gbrueckl.at/2019/03/using-power-bi-desktop-direct-query-with-parameters/

In direct query mode, It is only supported in power bi desktop.

Also, you need to make sure that you have entered the credentials for the different source databases at least once – otherwise Power BI will ask you when you query the database the first time. This is also the reason why this does not work so well in the Power BI service as changing the parameters there is not as simple as it is in Power BI desktop.

Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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