Method 2: listdata.svc
You can connect by using a modified URL from your ShareVision Administration site. Once the URL is modified as per the steps below, the information from your ShareVision site will be available in XML format for use in Power BI.
- Login to ShareVision with a user account that has Site Administrator permissions.
- Select the gear in the upper right hand corner and then select Site Administration:

- When prompted, enter your ShareVision Administrator username and password and select Sign In.

- Copy the following: _vti_bin/listdata.svc
- While on your ShareVision Site Administration site, go to the address bar in your browser and highlight everything that comes after: sharevision.ca/ in the URL.
- Press delete.
- In the address bar in your browser, paste: _vti_bin/listdata.svc after sharevision.ca/ in the URL.
- Press enter.
- The XML for your ShareVision site will be displayed in the browser if there are no issues preventing the connection.

Watch this to see how it is done!

How to tell if there is a Connection Issue
If there is a connection issue in Microsoft Power BI, follow the above steps to see if this connection works. If there is an issue, the XML will not be displayed (see above). Instead, the following message will appear:

One known cause of this error is if two lists, or a list and a document library have the exact same name. While the list and/or document library URLs are different, if the name is the same, the URL connection with not work.
To resolve the issue, locate the lists or document libraries with the same name and in list settings for one of them, select: List name, description and navigation:

Enter a new name:

Select Save.