Power BI

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Last updated: Feb 08, 2022 by carl

Problem

  • I would like to connect to my database directly
  • I would like to use Power BI to mine my data

Solution

You can follow these steps (Windows only):
  1. Request database details from TaskFlow by sending an email to support@taskflow.co.za. Please include your static IP address
  2. Download Power BI at https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/ and follow the installation steps
  3. Download NPSQL MSI file at https://github.com/npgsql/Npgsql/releases and follow the installation steps
    1. Be sure to enable the "GAC Installation"
  4. Enter the database details that you received from TaskFlow support
    1. Database URL
    2. Username
    3. Password

Contact Support

If none of the solutions solved your issue, please contact us on support@taskflow.co.za and provide us with as much information as possible. Also indicate to us through which articles you have gone through in the troubleshooting guide.