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cbailiss
10 years agoAdvocate II
REST API and Power BI Desktop
Hello I have successfully used the REST API to create a new dataset, table and have added rows to the table. If I create exactly the same dataset in the Desktop tool (i.e. same dataset name, ...
MbProg
9 years agoHelper II
Yes, I think this feature is so elementary. I don't understand why it is not available in Power BI.
fso The way you use with google drive, do you have such kind of regulary updates? I mean a real time update?
fso
9 years agoAdvocate II
@MbPro yes you do, kind of.
Google Apps Script allows you to set triggers (every minute, hour, etc.) which work just like cron jobs.
But there is a limitation on the PowerBI-Side how often you can refresh per day.
So you can schedule refreshs but to get "real time" you would probably have to use the PowerBI API instead.