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Connecting flow to business central (on-premises)

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Posted on 26 Mar 2020 20:10:40 by 12

Good evening!

 

I'm trying to connect power automate (flow) with business central (on-premises). However I get an error saying "error testing the connection". I use the same URL as for Power BI, which works fine. 

 

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Does anyone has an idea? Is there a difference in connecting power bi and flow with BC on prem? 

 

David

  • filipovicdino Profile Picture
    88 on 10 Nov 2020 at 08:18:49
    Re: Connecting flow to business central (on-premises)

    @David54, have you managed to solve a problem? I have same problem with Power Automate and Business Central connection. I get error 502 bad gateway when I try to access OData services https://servername:port/instance/OData

     

    Cheers,

    Dino

  • David54 Profile Picture
    12 on 27 Mar 2020 at 13:39:31
    Re: Connecting flow to business central (on-premises)

    thanks, @abm 

     

    We are using the OData functionality that comes along with business central. The OData link is provided by business central for web services. Other users can connect too with their own username and web service key using the same url in PowerBi. 

     

    Since I'm not getting an authentication error, I guess the web service url, I have to enter must be different from that in Power BI..? 

     

    David

  • abm abm Profile Picture
    32,506 Most Valuable Professional on 27 Mar 2020 at 11:57:45
    Re: Connecting flow to business central (on-premises)

    Hi @David54 

     

    If your current gateway either in personal mode, which applies to Power BI only.

     

    Types of gateways

    There are two different types of gateways, each for a different scenario:

     

    • On-premises data gateway allows multiple users to connect to multiple on-premises data sources. You can use an on-premises data gateway with all supported services, with a single gateway installation. This gateway is well-suited to complex scenarios with multiple people accessing multiple data sources.

    • On-premises data gateway (personal mode) allows one user to connect to sources, and can’t be shared with others. An on-premises data gateway (personal mode) can be used only with Power BI. This gateway is well-suited to scenarios where you’re the only person who creates reports, and you don't need to share any data sources with others.

     

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/gateway-reference

     

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/data-integration/gateway/service-gateway-install

     

    Looks like you have a personal gateway specifically for Power BI. 

     

    Thanks

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