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Power BI gateway data sources
"Is this how Power BI /Gateway is working and every user who want to create reports should install desktop version and manually add data source to create reports?"
Yes, for the user to create report they need to install the client PowerBI desktop, then click on Get Data and select the respective DataSource such as SQL, HANA, file or any other DataSource in the list where your data lives.
Note that the user user have an account or use an account that as access to the underlying database or source.
Thank you,
Conarl_On_BI
Hi,
I don't want user from machine A to connect to machine B, I just want user on machine A to create reports using data source connected to gateway on machine B.
Now I have data source connected to gateway. User from machine A is added as this gateway user.
When I try to create new report on machine A, there isn't any data source available.
When on machine A , using desktop version, I manually add new data source (the same as on gateway) and publish it to cloud, than I am able to create reports and data refresh is working via gateway. Is this how Power BI /Gateway is working and every user who want to create reports should install desktop version and manually add data source to create reports?
"Is this how Power BI /Gateway is working and every user who want to create reports should install desktop version and manually add data source to create reports?"
Yes, for the user to create report they need to install the client PowerBI desktop, then click on Get Data and select the respective DataSource such as SQL, HANA, file or any other DataSource in the list where your data lives.
Note that the user user have an account or use an account that as access to the underlying database or source.
Thank you,
Conarl_On_BI
Ok, so MS Power BI Gateway is only for data refreshing not accessing. Thanks.