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Ncedia
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Power BI & Azure SQL Server authentication

‎03-12-2020 02:55 AM

Hi!

 

I'm having trouble connecting to an Azure SQL Server database from Power BI. I have created a service account in Azure AD that has data_reader permissions in the database, which works well to connect to the database when I run SSMS. But when I test from Power BI Desktop or online it does not work. I've tried to enter the login information in both Windows and Microsoft Account.

 

If I try to use an SQL account and the option "database" authentication it works locally, but I need to share my report/dataset online and setup an automatic refresh of the dataset.

 

/Jonas

 

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‎03-12-2020 07:39 PM

Hi @Ncedia ,

Please check if the privacy level in Desktop matches in Service.  And if it is private, please change to public to have a try.

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Best Regards,

Xue Ding

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Best Regards,
Xue Ding
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v-xuding-msft
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‎03-12-2020 07:39 PM

Hi @Ncedia ,

Please check if the privacy level in Desktop matches in Service.  And if it is private, please change to public to have a try.

Data source settings.PNGprivacy level.PNG

Best Regards,

Xue Ding

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

Best Regards,
Xue Ding
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