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e9801591
3 years agoHelper I
"database":null - cant create new data source
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 ...
v-xiaotang
3 years agoCommunity Support
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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- e98015913 years agoHelper I
thank you but it won't accept any entry in the database name since it is null
- c_lovestrom2 years agoFrequent Visitor
this answer doesn't help at all when the database is null.