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Hi what is the time limit for the Connection type Web.
There are not any options to define this in the desktop client.
Is there an api/config file that contains these values locally on the comupter where the desktop client is installed?
Solved! Go to Solution.
Thanks for feedback, actually I believe I found the workaround/solution to it myself.
First step connect to a similar source and let it load.
Edit in advanced mode:
Add this part after the source part : [Timeout=#duration(0,0,5,0)] where (days,hours,min,sec) are the values.
The tip was found on technet:
Unless something has changed, see the answer in this thread:
http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/sql-connection-time-out-from-power-bi-desktop/td-p/17307
There is an idea out there for it:
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi?query=timeout
See the last one, but it does not have many votes.
Thanks for feedback, actually I believe I found the workaround/solution to it myself.
First step connect to a similar source and let it load.
Edit in advanced mode:
Add this part after the source part : [Timeout=#duration(0,0,5,0)] where (days,hours,min,sec) are the values.
The tip was found on technet:
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