Hi,
On a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM, I have installed MSSQL Server 2014 Trial version with MDS. Locally it works and I can access the MDS site no problems.
On that same machine, I have MDS for SQL 2008 R2 installed and that works fine locally.
When I try to connect to MDS 2014 with Excel 2010 Add in, which I got from here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35581
It does not connect. Throws error:
Master Data Services Add-in for ExcelThe connection failed because the URL is not valid or the Master Data Manager web application version is not supported.
The URL is normal and valid.
http://server:PP
(server and port number)
.Net 4.5 is installed on the server
In the excel logs I get this message:
Exception when trying to connect (communication exception): System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException: The requested service, 'http://<server:pp>/service/service.svc/bhb' could not be activated. See the server's diagnostic trace logs for more information.
I found this troubleshooting page for mds add-in and it's for an older version, but things check out:
At this point, I'm not sure where else to look to make this connection from excel to MDS 2014.