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6 years ago
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Data connections

Howdy Folks,   I am VERY new to Power BI; so thanks in advance for your help.  Among the many things I am unclear on, this is the most pressing issue for me: connecting a csv file to Power BI and k...
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    v-yingjl
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

    When you connect .csv file, you can only update data by Refresh manually in power bi desktop: 

    If you want to update automatically, you can publish this report to power bi service and configure Scheduled refresh to update data.

    Please refer the following microsoft document that could help you:

    1. Data refresh 
    2. Configure scheduled refresh 

    Best Regards,
    Yingjie Li

    If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-yingjl
Community Support
6 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

When you connect .csv file, you can only update data by Refresh manually in power bi desktop: 

If you want to update automatically, you can publish this report to power bi service and configure Scheduled refresh to update data.

Please refer the following microsoft document that could help you:

  1. Data refresh 
  2. Configure scheduled refresh 

Best Regards,
Yingjie Li

If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.