KB2965922 - FIX: Issue when you configure scheduled data refresh for the PowerPivot workbook in SharePoint 2013

Applies To

SQL Server 2012 Developer SQL Server 2012 Enterprise SQL Server 2012 Standard SQL Server 2014 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2014 Standard - duplicate (do not use)

Symptoms

Assume that you use Microsoft SQL Server 2012 or SQL Server 2014 PowerPivot Add-in for Excel 2010, and you have saved the password that connects to the back-end data source of the PowerPivot model. When you try to configure scheduled data refresh for the PowerPivot workbook in SharePoint 2013, the "Use the credentials contained in the workbook" option does not work, and the refresh of Excel 2010 workbooks fails.

Resolution

The issue was first fixed in the following cumulative update of SQL Server.

Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server 2014 /en-us/help/2999197

Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2012 SP2 /en-us/help/2983175

Cumulative Update 11 for SQL Server 2012 SP1 /en-us/help/2975396

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.