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Accessing shared datasets as OData feeds in Power BI Report Server

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You can access shared datasets from Power BI Desktop with an OData feed.

  1. With the OData feed URL, you connect to the OData source.

    Report Server OData feed source

  2. After you bring the data into Power BI Desktop, you can modify it in the Query Editor.

    Power BI Desktop Query Editor with OData feed

  3. Now you can use the data in designing reports.

    Power BI Desktop report design with OData feed

Be sure to use Advanced Options so you can turn on Open Type Columns and format the columns accordingly in Power Query to meet your needs.

Read more about connecting to OData feeds in Power BI Desktop.

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