Symptom
- Encountering difficulties while attempting to connect to the OData service of Datasphere from Power BI.
- The OData service provides data in the browser, but fails to connect from Power BI.
- Upon attempting to use the web option, the error message "The web page performed more than 20 redirects" is displayed.
Environment
- SAP Datasphere
- Microsoft Power BI
Reproducing the Issue
- Open Power BI desktop.
- Click on "Get Data".
- Select "Web" or "OData"
- Enter the Datasphere's OData URL.
Cause
Consumption of Datasphere's OData service is being performed in an unsupported approach/Data Source in Power BI.
Resolution
The supported ways of Datasphere OData consumption in Power BI are listed in detailed here:
See Also
- Community Blog Post Connecting SAP Data Warehouse Cloud OData API with Power BI via a Blank Query
- Community Blog Post SAP Datasphere: OData Connector for Power BI
- Help Consume Data via the OData API
Keywords
OData, Datasphere, Power BI, connection, redirect error, web option, get data, PBI, PowerBI , KBA , DS-BB-ODATA , To address issues related to Odata consumption API , Known Error
Product
SAP Datasphere all versions