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sandeep540
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10 years ago

Data Sync timestamp on the Report!

I want to show timestamp as to when the last time data was synced with PowerBi cloud  on the Report ! Is there any way to do it?   One way is the get the time from DB itself like MS SQL - select c...
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SamLester
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10 years ago

You can view the last refresh date of the data source that the visuals/dashboard are built on, but I don't think it is supported as a built-in field, as in SSRS. There are a few options listed in the thread below. I like the idea of including a field that contains the current date/time (NOW(), GETDATE(), etc. depending on your source) and incuding it in the report. When the data is refreshed, this value will reflect that time and you can use it in the report.

 

http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/last-time-refresh/td-p/7200

 

Thanks,
Sam Lester (MSFT)