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pbifun
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Power BI gateway datasource credentials

Hi,

 

Does PBI gateway datasource requires service account or domain account to connect database.. please let me know the best practice..

 

 

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v-juanli-msft
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Community Support

Hi @pbifun

If we know exactly which kind datasource you connect to the gateway, we can provide a better information about how to do that.

Anyway, there is an example of how to connect datasource to gateway.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-gateway-enterprise-manage-scheduled-refresh

 

 

Best Regards

Maggie

GilbertQ
Super User
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Hi there,

I would suggest a Domain Account, where the password for the domain account does not expire.

This will mean that you can use this domain account to set the required permissions to all your databases, as well as potential file systems.




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