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Kimber
Helper III
2 years ago
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External Tools missing from PBI For Report Server

I have two versions of Power BI installed. One is the regular Power BI Desktop and the other is Power BI Desktop for Report Server. External Tools show in the ribbon for the regular version, but not the report server version. Is there something I need to do to make it show in the report server version?

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hi, Kimber 

    External tools aren't supported in the Power BI Desktop RS release:

    External tools in Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

    As an alternative, if you need to use an external tool, you can use regular Power BI Desktop to edit your report and then publish it to Power BI report server.

     

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    Hi, Kimber 

    External tools aren't supported in the Power BI Desktop RS release:

    External tools in Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

    As an alternative, if you need to use an external tool, you can use regular Power BI Desktop to edit your report and then publish it to Power BI report server.

     

    How to Get Your Question Answered Quickly

    If it does not help, please provide more details with your desired output and pbix file without privacy information (or some sample data) .

    Best Regards

    Jianpeng Li

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