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When your [[Models|Model's]] [[Model Login Type|'''Login Type setting''']] is set to '''Basic''',  Excel or Power BI saves your username and password to authenticate automatically when connecting to [[OData Feeds|OData Feed]].
When your [[Models|Model's]] [[Model Login Type|'''Login Type setting''']] is set to '''Basic''',  Excel and Power BI saves your username and password to authenticate automatically when connecting to [[OData Feeds|OData Feed]].


For the authentication to work correctly, your credentials must be saved at the correct URL level. User credentials are only valid from the account-level address onwards (e.g. '''<nowiki>https://data.odatalink.com/my-account</nowiki>''').  
For the authentication to work correctly, your credentials must be saved at the correct URL level. User credentials are only valid from the account-level address onwards (e.g. '''<nowiki>https://data.odatalink.com/my-account, https://data.odatalink.com/my-account/model-code</nowiki>''').  


If the credentials for accessing account-level data were saved against the root address (https://data.odatalink.com/). the system will attempt to authenticate at root level, resulting in error.
If the credentials for accessing account-level data were saved against the root address (https://data.odatalink.com/). the system will attempt to authenticate at root level, resulting in error.