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#ProjectOnline #ProjectServer oData "One or more Data Connections Failed to refresh"

I've been exploring the magical world of Project Online oData Reporting this last month. So far I've managed to pull together some pretty useful PowerPivot-based Timesheet dashboards, and some decent Project/Task Statusing reports.  Nothing as fun as on-premise, but not a bad start.   However....a s well as the well documented service change required to grant reporting access to project online (see here:  http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/office365-project-online-help/grant-reporting-access-in-project-online-HA104021109.aspx ) there is another issue to be aware of. One thing has been concerning me, and that is data set sizes. As we need to pull down some large tables to build a decent data-model   it has become clear that filtering the feeds is the only way to make these reports workable.  Unfortunately,  with Project Online its not quite as easy as that. SharePoint in Office365 uses WopiFrame to display published Excel reports in the browser.  This is basically the Offi