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3532736 - Error "The web page performed more than 20 redirects" when consuming Datasphere's OData service in Power BI

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

  1. Open Power BI desktop.
  2. Click on "Get Data".
  3. Select "Web" or "OData"
  4. 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:

How to consume OData API in Power BI

See Also

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