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ghdunn
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Helper III

Unexpected Error when creating a DataFlow

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

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yaronc
Power BI Team
Power BI Team

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

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yaronc
Power BI Team
Power BI Team

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

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