How to Change Data Source in Power BI

In Power BI, through the Power Query Editor, you can modify the data source. Power BI offers various methods for changing the data source,  let’s understand with an example.

Approach 1:

Step-1:Navigate to the “Home” tab in the Power BI header menu, and within this tab, click on “Transform Data”.

Step-2:When the Power Query Editor window opens, click on “Data source settings”.

Step-3: Now, select the existing data source that you want to modify, and click on Change Source.

Step-4:When the SQL Server Database screen appears, enter your server and database name, then click ‘OK’.

Step-5: Now, click the ‘Close’ button, and then select ‘Close & Apply’ from the top left corner.

Ensure that your new database contains all the tables and queries from the old database, with the same names and definitions. Otherwise, your report visuals may not function correctly.

Approach 2:

Step-1: Under Power Query Editor, select your Dataset then click on source setting icon.

Step-2: After that SQL server Database screen appear, write your server & Database name and you can also change your query from here.

Step-3: After all steps click to OK, then Close & apply.

How to replace Data Source for existing report?

Step-1: Under Power Query Editor, select Dataset then click to Advance editor.

Step-2: Advance Editor window appears, now change your server & database name and click on Done.

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