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freder1ck
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dataflows: Extension("extensionDataSourceKind":"PowerBI" cannot be added to gateway

Extension("extensionDataSourceKind":"PowerBI" cannot be added to gateway
So, I get this error trying to set up a report on power bi service.

 

Dataflows are the only data source for the report. Should I even schedule refreshes, or will it happen automatically when the dataflows refresh?

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GilbertQ
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Hi there

As far as I am aware, currently you cannot use an existing Power BI dataset in dataflows.

With regards to a dataflow, you will have to first refresh the dataflow to get the new data in, before you refresh your Power BI dataset.




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Anonymous
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I've come across this issue as well. My current Gateway allows this to happen, however, the New Gateway I'm migrating to does not. 

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csm
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Hi Almercie,

We have the same problem when trying to add dataflows to our gateway.  Do you remember what enabled your old gateway to allow the mapping?

Thanks,

Chris

frano72
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@freder1ck - Hey - did you ever get to the bottom of this issue ?  I am seeing the same thing !

KilianM
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 Hello everyone,

 

I'm dealing with the same gateway issue. I'm working with a dataset based on an Oracle connection and a Dataflow table (which is connected to an Oracle datasource too). I'm working with import mode.

 

Is it normal that the dataflow table make this error message appear ? And if not, how to remove this one ?

 

Thanks, best regards;

Kilian

GilbertQ
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Hi there

As far as I am aware, currently you cannot use an existing Power BI dataset in dataflows.

With regards to a dataflow, you will have to first refresh the dataflow to get the new data in, before you refresh your Power BI dataset.




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Thanks, Gilbert. The refresh order makes sense to me (just haven't had a report with only cloud data sources).

 

The source of the dataflows is SQL hosted in Azure. The dataflows show up as source: PowerBI as a cloud datasource.

([Edit] Turned out to be an old dataset that had other issues).

 

 

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