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billuran2009
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Linked Server Data Connection

How do I create a data connection to a Linked Server that is already built and established in our SQL environment?

 

Host Server Called- HostServer

LInked Server-HCS

LinkedDB-LinkDB

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edhans
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Unless something has changed, you cannot directly access a linked server this way in Power BI. This is an old thread but I think still valid.



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edhans
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Unless something has changed, you cannot directly access a linked server this way in Power BI. This is an old thread but I think still valid.



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