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First time I encountered this, can't create a new data source since the database name is a required field but pbi is showing.
Usually, the db name is already detected, but for this case it is null so i can't create the data source . Please help. Thank you
I have the same issue.
Hi @e9801591
Thanks for reaching out to us.
please follow this tutorial to connect your dataset to the SQL Server database
Tutorial: Connect to on-premises data in SQL Server - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _Tang
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this answer doesn't help at all when the database is null.
thank you but it won't accept any entry in the database name since it is null
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