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arijsiddiqui
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5 years ago
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GetTables Rest API not returning rows/columns

Hi, I have created a push dataset using an API i.e "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/rest/api/power-bi/pushdatasets/datasets_postdataset" and then added some rows using this API "https://docs.micros...
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    lbendlin
    5 years ago

    The documentation states: "Returns a list of tables tables within the specified dataset" .  It does not claim to return the contents anywhere.

     

    However - you can connect to the dataset with an XMLA client of your choice and get the table contents from there.

     

     

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lbendlin
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5 years ago

The documentation states: "Returns a list of tables tables within the specified dataset" .  It does not claim to return the contents anywhere.

 

However - you can connect to the dataset with an XMLA client of your choice and get the table contents from there.

 

 

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Anonymous
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2 years ago

lbendlin can you elaborate what are you trying to say, i am also having this sort of issue.

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    lbendlin
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    2 years ago

    "Get Tables" only returns the table names 

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      2 years ago

      Is there any way to get record pushed into push dataset, i want to take backup in case there is a need to update dataset.

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        lbendlin
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        2 years ago

        Not sure I understand.  You can push rows, and you can query the dataset.  What you cannot do is "update the dataset".