How to Enable Auto Updates on Dec 2020 Release

[Anonymous]

Hi there,

I am trying to enable automatic updates, so that the data (linked directly to a SQL table) updates daily. I cannot figure out how to do this!

I tried the below and did not win -

File > Options & Settings > Options > Preview Features > Nothing. 

Please see below picture... How do I enable this functionality?

Thanks,

Katie

[amitchandak]

@Anonymous , I think you are looking for Automatic refresh

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-automatic-page-refresh

I think is main feature now.

[Anonymous]

Hi @amitchandak , I do not have the ability to enable the page refresh - please see screenshot below. How do I get this feature to show up?

[v-yingjl · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Automatic page refresh in Power BI enables your active report page to query for new data, at a predefined cadence, for DirectQuery sources.

When you connect to sql server, choose 'Direct query' connection mode and you can use this feature:

Please refer: Automatic page refresh in Power BI 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li
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