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PowerBi DirectQuery + SQL Data Connection Issue
v-janeyg-msft It is solved now. The encryption was to be enabled on the SQL Server side – As our server is internal-only we hadn’t enabled encryption on the connection.
v-janeyg-msft It was successful only for personal gateway. For on-premises I am having the issue. My IT team just advised me that data source Encryption should be ON for gateway connection. They are testing it right now. I hope it will solve it.
Hi, shaht
Have you tried to change the authentication method to 'window'? I found that my machine will fail to connect if I use 'basic'. Since your personal gataway can connect successfully, The problem must be in the configuration of the service.
Yes Windows was the first option. Then I got special SQL credentials from IT with no restrictions and I used basic method, but still same issue. The error has been same in all cases.
What are your thoughts on the 'Encryption' option ?
Actually the 'Encryption' option you mentioned, I never noticed it, this step on the desktop is not important. Of course, it would be great if just ticking this option would solve the issue.
I still think it is because the service is not configured properly, you should always unify the credentials in the desktop and service.
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Janey
v-janeyg-msft It is solved now. The encryption was to be enabled on the SQL Server side – As our server is internal-only we hadn’t enabled encryption on the connection.