Power BI gateway datasource credentials

[pbifun]

Hi,

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

[v-juanli-msft]

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]

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.