Do I have to re-publish a report each time I make a formatting change?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I am currently building a report for my manager. My current process is to load the data into Power BI Desktop, create the report, then publish the report into my workspace, and then share this report with my manager. My manager then has feedback that she communicates to me about the formatting, which I make changes to on the report in power BI desktop. Do I have to re-publish the report with the same name each time I make a formatting change in order for that original link to work for my manager?

Please let me know if I'm going about this the right way or if there's something I'm doing inefficiently. 

Thank you

[v-alq-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi, @Anonymous 

You may click 'Edit' to modify the report directly in Power BI Service and then click 'Save' to apply the changes.

Best Regards

Allan

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

[amitchandak]

If you do it on Desktop, you have to publish. I think you can edit the report or power bi Service too. In that case, you have download pbix file to keep backup up with you.

Refer https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-interact-with-a-report-in-editing-view

[camargos88]

Hi @Anonymous ,

"Updates to reports, and data refresh

After you create your Publish to web embed code and share it, the report is updated with any changes you make, and the embed code link is immediately active. Anyone who opens the link can view it. After this initial action, however, updates to reports or visuals may take two to three hours before becoming visible to your users. To learn more, see the How it works section later in this article."

https://docs.microsoft.com/pt-br/power-bi/service-publish-to-web#updates-to-reports-and-data-refresh

Ricardo