Edit a report uploaded to powerbi Service in PowerBI desktop

[spitfyah]

Hi everyone,

I am just checking, is there any way to open a report that has been uploaded to powerbi service in desktop and edit it so that the changes reflect in the report uploaded to service?

[v-xiaoyan-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @spitfyah ,

BA_Pete gives the more workable advice. In this case, download the Pbix file > make changes > publish it again is the most convenient approach.

Always use the latest version of Power BI Desktop when you open downloaded files. Downloaded PBIX files might not open in non-current versions of Power BI Desktop. 

1.You can download a file in either Reading view or Editing view, but you must have edit access to the report.

2.The report must have been created using Power BI Desktop and published or uploaded to the Power BI service.

3.The report you're downloading must be published or updated after November 23, 2016. Reports published earlier aren't downloadable.

But down load the Pbix file has some limitations, such as：

• Reports created in the Power BI service must be saved before they can be downloaded.

• If your administrator has turned off the ability to download data, this feature won't be visible in the Power BI service.

• Datasets with incremental refresh can't be downloaded to a PBIX file.

• Datasets enabled for large models and the reports created from these datasets can't be downloaded to a PBIX file.

• Downloading a PBIX file after deployment isn't supported as part of the deployment pipeline (ALM).

• Usage metric reports can't be downloaded to a PBIX file.

For more information you can learn about：Download a report from the Power BI service to Power BI Desktop 

Also, here is a similar thread that may be helpful to you.Editing powerBi report that has been published 

Hope it helps,

Community Support Team _ Caitlyn

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[BA_Pete]

Hi @spitfyah ,

The only way to do this would be to download the PBIX from the service for the report you want:

Open it in Desktop, edit it, then republish it, overwriting the old report.

If you want a longer-term live link between desktop and the Service for your reports, you can create a SharePoint site that syncs reports in it to the Service automatically, but that's going a bit beyond the scope of your original question.

Pete