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Ninja_Powered
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Differences Between Power BI Desktop and Online

I am seeing a very strange issue with Power BI that I will explain as best as I can because data is sensitive and I can't share a sample.

 

The data displayed in the desktop app is different from the published version online. The desktop values are what I would espect to see. The last board has been live for years now and this issue hasn't been highlighted until recently. 

 

Both datasets were refreshed at the same time, all filters removed from both and the data source is a SharePoint list. I read online it could be a mismatch in time zone settings but I checked that I didn't find anything.

 

Desktop:

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Online:

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Idrissshatila
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@Ninja_Powered ,

 

what I would do is that I would download the service power bi file and would see how the number is calculating.



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Idrissshatila
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@Ninja_Powered ,

 

what I would do is that I would download the service power bi file and would see how the number is calculating.



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Idrissshatila
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Hello @Ninja_Powered ,

 

can you check the reset refresh in service, because there shouldn't be any difference.

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@Idrissshatila Yes that was one of the first things I checked and it didn't make a difference. 

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