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siva3012
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Helper II

Hyperlink an folder in my system.

Hi,

I need to create an hyperlink in powerbi. I have attached an screenshot of the excel file. The Invoice column contains pdf (hyperlink) which is stored in the system.

 

I need to hyperlink to that folder in my system. Is it possible in powerbi ?

 

Please guide me how to set the hyperlink in Powerbi.

 

Hyperlink.jpg

 

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Hi @siva3012 

If you want to use file URLs, there are some limitations. They will not open in the Power BI Desktop, only in web browsers. For most browsers, you will need to right click on the link, copy the link address, and paste the URL in a new tab.

Reference:https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-may-feature-summary/#urlTables

Post:https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Can-not-hyperlink-to-file-in-computer/m-p/169095/highlight/...

Regards,

Community Support Team _ Cherie Chen
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v-cherch-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @siva3012 

You may add two hyperlink columns for invoice and item picture columns.For further,please have a look at below posts.

Reference:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/power-bi-hyperlinks-in-tables

Thread:https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Image-Hyper-link/td-p/143774

Regards,

Community Support Team _ Cherie Chen
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

@v-cherch-msft : Thank you for reply.  Is it possible to hyperlink to a folder in a system ? 

 

Hi @siva3012 

If you want to use file URLs, there are some limitations. They will not open in the Power BI Desktop, only in web browsers. For most browsers, you will need to right click on the link, copy the link address, and paste the URL in a new tab.

Reference:https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-may-feature-summary/#urlTables

Post:https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Can-not-hyperlink-to-file-in-computer/m-p/169095/highlight/...

Regards,

Community Support Team _ Cherie Chen
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Will Power BI ever fix this inconvenience? Most application allow for hyperlinks to be accessible; I don't see the reason why Power BI would prevent this other than laziness.

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