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Anonymous
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8 years ago
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How to replace Data Source for existing report?

Hi,   I need to change the datasource for an exisitng report. One excel file with another which have exactly the same columns/fields etc.   Can this be done by going into the query editor, and ch...
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    v-jiascu-msft
    8 years ago

    Hi Anonymous,

     

    1. You can publish the Desktop file to the Service again.

    2. If you change the source file name, you can refresh from the Service. Nothing else needs to be changed.

     

    Best Regards,

    Dale

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Anonymous
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8 years ago

Thanks! Do you know if something similar can be done with a dashboard on the power bi website?

 

So the tiles are still in place, they just update with the new dataset?

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v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
8 years ago

Hi Anonymous,

 

1. You can publish the Desktop file to the Service again.

2. If you change the source file name, you can refresh from the Service. Nothing else needs to be changed.

 

Best Regards,

Dale