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DebbieE
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Using Data Factory V2 as a data source for a file Errors (Failed to get contents)

I have put a file in Data Lake Gen 2 Storage and I have tried to connect but Im getting the following error

Ive got the correct URL. I know the file exists, Im logging in OK. Can anyone give me any advice on this one?

Im on Version: 2.75.5649.861 64-bit (November 2019)

 

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After reading some more documentation I changed the URL to https://demostorageaccount.dfs.core.Windows.net.......

and now I am getting this error

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v-lili6-msft
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hi @DebbieE 

Please refer to these documents and the post, it should give you help:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/data-lake-storage-use-power-bi

https://www.coatesdatastrategies.com/blog/querying-data-in-azure-data-lake-storage-gen-2-from-power-...

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Trouble-connecting-to-Azure-Data-Lake-Gen2-data-in-Power-BI...

 

Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
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 I used the top documents to set everyting up and I have followed everything correctly.

 

Regarding I added my account to the "Storage Blob Data Reader" role in the Data Lake and now the connector works perfectly! I assume you can do this with user groups, too. from the 3rd doc

 

I have just gone into Azure and Added Storage Blob Data Reader to my account and it works perfectly. The next step is to try it in a Data flow in Service.

 

Attemped the same thing in a data flow (Which is how I want to connect) and I have added the URL, Connected to my Organisational account. I keep hitting next and nothing is happening.

 

Im not getting any errors. It just keeps going back to the same log in screen. I wonder if I need to do anything else to get this working?

hi @DebbieE 

You may take a look at this document:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-dataflows-connect-azure-data-lake-storage-gen2

 

Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

thats not what I want to do. 

 

Apparently there is just no connector for Data lake Gen 2 to use as a data source within Dataflows and seeminly no plans to build one so I have voted it up in ideas. 

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