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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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