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MySql Import Issues with Tabular and OldGuids

In my last post, I looked at a MySql connection property that causes loads to fail in Power BI and how you can work around that issue (see here).  In this post, I’ll look at those implications in SSAS Tabular.  In this example, I’ve downloaded the MySql ODBC drivers (both x32 and x64) from here and created ODBC connections (x32 and x64 with the same name) to my MySQL database.

Data is initially imported through the Table Wizard where I have to choose the relational source Others ( OLEDB/ODBC).  This brings me to the Table Import Wizard window (below) where I can choose my ODBC Connection.  Testing the connection proves successful.  So you navigate next a few times until you can chose to import from a list of tables or write a query.

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Tags: connectivity, tabular

 

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