Hi
I have been trying to connect to ArcGIS Enterprise in ArcGIS Maps for Power BI, but I am always getting a message that is an invalid url. I am using the format: https://sampleportal.xyz.com/portal as specified in the documentation but not success. Is there additional configuration needed to link ArcGIS Enterprise with Power BI?. I am running ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8.1 with SAML.
Thanks,
Andres
Hello there! Could you confirm the version of ArcGIS Enterprise you are currently using? Is it a fully deployed base deployment (portal, server, datastore) and is it accessible online?
Hi @AndresEcheverri
If your Enterprise is unavailable to the internet then you will be unable to use it to sign in to ArcGIS Maps for Power BI.
"ArcGIS for Power BI supports versions 10.7.1 and later of ArcGIS Enterprise in an online environment only. ArcGIS for Power BI does not operate in a disconnected environment." - https://doc.arcgis.com/en/power-bi/get-started/supported-env.htm#ESRI_SECTION1_2E77582CD0A54DFE911C02B7945B1EE4
Hello Andres. Unfortunately I am having the same problem. Did you find any solution regarding this issue? I will be glad if you make a positive or negative feedback. Good work.
Hello there,
Would you be able to confirm if your 10.8.1 enterprise deployment is fully deployed and available to the internet? SAML is a supported authentication type per https://doc.arcgis.com/en/power-bi/get-started/supported-env.htm so I don't think there are any other steps needed here.
Hi @JonEmch
Our Enterprise is fully deployed, but not available to the internet.
Thanks @BenCoubrough
Do you know if there are plans to allow ArcGIS for Power BI to work offline?.
Hi Andres,
I just encountered this issue, our Enterprise deployment is behind a firewall, not accessible to the internet - I assume this is similar to yours, and I think the message may have got lost here 🙂
I was able to get PowerBI to access our portal, but had to change the CORS settings in portal.
Log in to your portal.
Go to Organisation, Settings, Security - and remove all items under 'Allow Origins'. (having no values means it's open slather).
Source: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/power-bi/get-started/enable-cors.htm
"Note:
The Allow origins settings allow access for Power BI Server (online) only. Because the custom protocols in Power BI Desktop do not conform to those defined by ArcGIS Enterprise, if the Allow origins setting is configured in ArcGIS Enterprise, Power BI Desktop will fail to connect. The protocol (http or https) must be included with the domain name, such as https://webapp.domain.com."
HOWEVER, after doing this, I'm still unable to login to Enterprise 10.8.1 through PowerBI - it says that my user needs an add-on to access PowerBI. So I think there might be a difference between the AGOL Essential Apps Bundle and the Enterprise version.
ArcGIS Online User Types 'Essential Apps Bundle'
Enterprise User Types 'Essential Apps Bundle'
In my searching I did see mention of getting PowerBI added to the Enterprise licence but can't find it again now - but I'm going to contact our reseller to see if this is possible.
Because of the licensing changes for ArcGIS for PowerBI, I've found a lot of the info to be misleading 🙂
Thanks Andrew, great stuff.
As you mentioned, we have our Portal behind the Firewall. But the things you have achieved are really promising. I will try them and see how it goes.
Here's the link about the licensing:
https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-for-power-bi-questions/arcgis-account-requires-add-on-license-power-bi/m-p/1041607#M605
Hi @JonEmch or @BenCoubrough , what do you mean by "accessible online"? We have a portal that is accessible when using our company internet/vpn, but the portal is not available to those outside of our network. Is there a way to connect our online but internal portal environment to PowerBI?
Perhaps something similar to how we would need to allow the survey123 site to access our portal in order to use the Survey123 Report functionality?We are on Enterprise 10.8.1 by the way. Thanks!Blythe Spendlove
Hey there Brendan,
So in your case this ArcGIS Enterprise is inaccessible online. See here: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/power-bi/get-started/supported-env.htm
"*This version of ArcGIS for Power BI supports versions 10.7.1 and later of ArcGIS Enterprise in an online environment only. ArcGIS for Power BI does not operate in a disconnected environment."
This being said, I have seen certain scenarios where making rules in the VPN enabled the app to work. I am not 100% sure of these configurations (as they are different in every org). I'll research this a bit more.
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