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Hi. I am exploring the DataFlow functionality but seem to be falling at the first hurdle.
If I Create a new DataFlow, and add an entity, I then try to add the url of a simple .xls spreadsheet located on my OneDrive. I get an 'Unexpected Error' followed by the session ID.
Any clues as to what I may be doing wrong, or if its to do with not being able to source from OneDrive (can't imagine why not) then is there an example of a publicly available file or website I can access reliably?
Thanks in advance.
G
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @ghdunn,
You can read this article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-use-onedrive-business-links
to get the URL for the xlsx file.
We have a file-picker experience for cloud drives on our roadmap. To impact on tasks priority, you can upvote to this idea on the user voice:
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas?category_id=341638
Thanks,
Yaron
Hi @ghdunn,
You can read this article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-use-onedrive-business-links
to get the URL for the xlsx file.
We have a file-picker experience for cloud drives on our roadmap. To impact on tasks priority, you can upvote to this idea on the user voice:
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas?category_id=341638
Thanks,
Yaron