In the dialog that appears, select the data source you want to export as a PBIDS, and then select Export PBIDS. To create the PBIDS file, select File > Options and settings > Data source settings: In addition, you can still edit or manually create the file in a text editor. This is the recommended method, since the PBIDS file can be auto-generated from Desktop. If you have an existing Power BI Desktop (.PBIX) file that's already connected to the data you’re interested in, you can simply export these connection files from within Power BI Desktop.
Specifying more than one data source results in an error. Users may also need to select the database(s) and connection mode if none was specified in the PBIDS file.įrom that point forward, the user can begin building visualizations or select Recent Sources to load a new set of tables into the model.Ĭurrently, PBIDS files only support a single data source in one file. The Navigation dialog box appears, and the user must select the tables from that data source to load into the model. When an author opens a PBIDS file, Power BI Desktop opens and prompts the user for credentials to authenticate and connect to the data source that's specified in the file. If you create the PBIDS file from existing reports, it's easier for beginning report authors to build new reports from the same data. You can create a PBIDS file to streamline the Get Data experience for new or beginner report creators in your organization. PBIDS extension to identify it is a Power BI data source file. PBIDS files are Power BI Desktop files that have a specific structure, and they have a. That’s all there is to connecting to data sources in Power BI Desktop! Try connecting to data from our growing list of data sources, and check back often - we continue to add to this list all the time. To transform or edit the query in Power Query Editor before loading the data, select the Transform Data button. To load the data, select the Load button at the bottom of the Navigator pane. Power BI Desktop makes the connection to the data source, and it presents the available data sources in the Navigator. The following image shows a URL being entered to connect to a Web data source.Įnter the URL or resource connection information, and then select OK. If credentials are required, you’ll be prompted to provide them. In the following image, Web is selected from the Other data connection category.Ī connection window is displayed, specific to the type of data connection. To connect to a data source, select the data source from the Get Data window and select Connect. You can find template apps for your organization by selecting the Template Apps link near the bottom of the Get Data window.Īvailable Template Apps may vary based on your organization. The following image shows the Get Data window for Other.Īt this time, it's not possible to connect to custom data sources secured using Azure Active Directory.
Microsoft Teams Personal Analytics (Beta).Acterys : Model Automation & Planning (Beta).The Other category provides the following data connections: The following image shows the Get Data window for Online Services. Digital Construction Works Insights (Beta).Dynamics 365 Business Central (on-premises).The Online Services category provides the following data connections: The following image shows the Get Data window for Azure. Azure Synapse Analytics workspace (Beta).The Azure category provides the following data connections: The following image shows the Get Data window for Power Platform. The Power Platform category provides the following data connections: The following image shows the Get Data window for Database. Also note that any data source marked as Beta or Preview has limited support and functionality, and should not be used in production environments. If you don't see some of the connectors mentioned above and want to use them, check your Preview Features settings.
Some database connectors require that you enable them by selecting File > Options and settings > Options then selecting Preview Features and enabling the connector.
The File category provides the following data connections: The All category includes all data connection types from all categories. The Get Data dialog box organizes data types in the following categories: There are many data connectors for Power BI Desktop that require Internet Explorer 10 (or newer) for authentication.
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