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"ODBC: The connection string is invalid. The argument 'connectionString' was of type Null, but we expected Text or Record." Error When Connecting To OAC Using PowerBI Connector (Doc ID 2887802.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 03, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Analytics Cloud - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Followed steps in the documentation to set up the PowerBI connector:

Connect to Oracle Analytics Cloud from Microsoft Power BI

In Microsoft Power BI Desktop from the home page, click on Get Data and selected Oracle Analytics (Beta) in the list of connectors. Then click on Connect.
In the Instance URL field the Magic URL.
The following error occurs:

 

Cause

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