'Use an on-prem data gateway' option is grayed out

[manjirit]

Hi,

I have a Power BI report that connects to Azure SQL database. Since there is no use of on-prem data source, I know that I don't have to use a data gateway but nonetheless I would like to use a personal gateway. 

When I publish this report into Power BI service, and try to schedule a refresh for the dataset, I would like to configure it to use an on-prem data gateway (personal mode). I have a personal data gateway up and running. 

What I see when I try to setup the Gateway Connection is the following :

Why is the "Use an on-prem data gateway" option disabled? Why can't I setup the personal gateway for refresh? 

[Dhruvin · Accepted solution]

Azure SQL - is a cloud based data source. It is not on-premise , that's why it the option is grayed out.

You can use "connect direct" option only.

Expand "Data source credential" and enter your Azure SQL credentials.

[manjirit]

Thanks for the reply. I thought you could still configure a data gateway for a  secures access and data encryption and compressiong as well as any passwords used to connect to data sources.