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Chad1234
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4 years ago
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Unable to refresh a Dynamics 365 Datasource via gateway

Good morning,   I have created a report in Power BI Desktop that connects to our Dynamics 365 instance which refreshes correctly using the desktop client, but when I upload it to the Power BI servi...
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  • Arenddeux's avatar
    Arenddeux
    4 years ago

    Try using the Dataverse connector instead.  I found it to refresh faster and easier to use.  I was facing a similiar issue where the online PBI service was timing out.  With the Dataverse connecter the refreshes are faster and even working in the query I found it easier.  Of course the tradeoff is I had to rebuild the model, wasnt too difficult, just some naming changed for columns.

     

    Create a Power BI report using the Dataverse connector - Power Apps | Microsoft Docs

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v-yalanwu-msft
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4 years ago

Hi, Chad1234 ;

You can check if these related post can is useful to you.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/OData-The-given-URL-neither-points-to-an-OData-service-or-a-feed/m-p/85371

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Refresh-error-message-Information-is-needed-in-order-to-combine/m-p/234722

 


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Community Support Team _ Yalan Wu
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