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dimazaid
Microsoft Employee
9 years ago

Updates to the Web connector

We are currently working on improving the refresh of cloud based data sources. As part of this, one of the changes we have made recently is that new datasets that leverage import from Web pages will ...
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kaushal
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago

Does this mean if I have used URL as a datasource, then in powerBI service, I cannot use schedule refresh to connect directly and I need to have a gateway which will be used to load data from the URL?

    • kaushal's avatar
      kaushal
      Frequent Visitor
      9 years ago

      But I am still able to refresh some of the new datasets without gateway where I have used Web as datasource.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable
        9 years ago

        I have case with using url https://onedrive.live.com/download. In PowerBI Desktop it works, on PowerBI Service it does not (it gives me no credentials message). Onedrive is personal version, and link is for anonymous connect.

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      dimazaid
      Microsoft Employee
      9 years ago

      hi TBenders,
      We applogize for the confusion, the documention should be updated in the next few days.