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I want to ask that when first time when i publish power bi desktop to web .. and then from cloud when i finally use publish to web option then dashboard publish succesffuly and link generated
i have these questions
1) is this link expires ?
2) i notice when i modified some things on power bi desktop dashboard and then click again on "publish" from power bi desktop then it is published on cloud .. then from cloud when i use option "publish to web" then the changes which i modified did not applied .. why this happend ... ( i delete whole dataset and dashboard from cloud and from power bi desktop i publish again then works fine and changes impletemened)
3) when after 2-3 months or years data is updated from source then will that data is also updated on web automatically or we should do publish thing again ?
Kindly reply as soon as possible
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You have to publish it after making any amendment.
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Hi @Bakhtawar ,
"I want to ask that when first time when i publish power bi desktop to web .. and then from cloud when i finally use publish to web option then dashboard publish succesffuly and link generated"
Is the "Publish" feature you said "Publish to Web" in Power BI Service?
If yes, you can refer to @Tahreem24 's answer .
If not, Please indicate the specific sharing method.
Best regards,
Lionel Chen
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yes when i used that option and succesfuuly published .. but when i modified some changes then changes not impletemented
how i use data gateway for automaically applied changes ? @Tahreem24 @v-lionel-msft
Whenever you made any changes and publish it to PBI Service so with Pro License you'll able to see the changes on that spot but if you are using Publish to web option so it will take one hour to reflect those changes. (Refer below screen shot and also again I attached Link for more details on Publish to Web Option)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-publish-to-web#howitworks
You can refer the below Video Link to get more deets on how to set up Data Gateway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqKc3oJ4cjU
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ok for one hour waiting time .. will i just save file on pbix file which is on power bi desktop .. or should i use "publish " again ?
and for pro license we purchase this ? @Tahreem24
You have to publish it after making any amendment.
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Thanks!
Answer to your first question: That links dont expire unless you manually delete or disable it.
Answer to your Second question: That Publish to Web Link takes approx. one hour to reflect ay changes.
Answer to your Second question: If you use Data Gateway for automatic schedule refresh so you dont need to update it manually.
For more details refer below link, will help you alot:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-publish-to-web#howitworks
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