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Details: "Microsoft SQL: A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 - No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.)"
@Sudeep Batobyal We haven't heard back from you. I am checking to see if you got a chance to look into the below response, please let me know if your issue is resolved.
Regards
Geetha
@Sudeep Batobyal Welcome to Microsoft Q&A thanks for posting your question,
Can you please provide screenshot of the error and how you are connecting as I don't see any issues connecting to Azure SQL Server database.
you can follow the document here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-use-directquery
Regards
Geetha