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Progress bar on publishing?
I know it's totally not like Microsoft to be efficient or forthcoming, but wouldn't a progress bar on the publishing window be useful to know if your project is stuck in limbo or actually publishing at a snail's pace?
Hi itfarmer ,
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community.
Thank you KNP for the prompt response.
You are absolutely right - the lack of a progress bar when publishing from Power BI Desktop to the Service can be frustrating, especially with larger files or slow network conditions.
Unfortunately, as of now, Power BI doesn't provide a visual progress bar - just a spinner and the "Publishing to Power BI" message. There's no way to tell how far along the process is.
Here are some Workarounds that will help:
1.Watch your network activity to see if data is still being sent.
2.Use smaller data models or disable unnecessary visuals/data refresh before publishing if you're testing layout/design.
3.If you're seeing repeated issues with "stuck" publishing, try saving as a PBIX and uploading directly to Power BI Service via the browser.
If this post helps, then please consider Accepting as solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Thank you.
Absolutely agree with you. A progress bar or at least a "publishing status indicator" would be super helpful especially when dealing with large datasets / slow network conditions. Right now it’s a total black box, and it’s hard to tell if it’s working or just frozen.
Even a simple % bar or a “last activity” message would give peace of mind. I’ve had to cancel and republish more than once just because I wasn’t sure if it was actually doing anything.
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Hi itfarmer ,
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community.
Thank you KNP for the prompt response.
You are absolutely right - the lack of a progress bar when publishing from Power BI Desktop to the Service can be frustrating, especially with larger files or slow network conditions.
Unfortunately, as of now, Power BI doesn't provide a visual progress bar - just a spinner and the "Publishing to Power BI" message. There's no way to tell how far along the process is.
Here are some Workarounds that will help:
1.Watch your network activity to see if data is still being sent.
2.Use smaller data models or disable unnecessary visuals/data refresh before publishing if you're testing layout/design.
3.If you're seeing repeated issues with "stuck" publishing, try saving as a PBIX and uploading directly to Power BI Service via the browser.
If this post helps, then please consider Accepting as solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Thank you.
Absolutely agree with you. A progress bar or at least a "publishing status indicator" would be super helpful especially when dealing with large datasets / slow network conditions. Right now it’s a total black box, and it’s hard to tell if it’s working or just frozen.
Even a simple % bar or a “last activity” message would give peace of mind. I’ve had to cancel and republish more than once just because I wasn’t sure if it was actually doing anything.
Hi itfarmer ,
I recommend submitting your detailed feedback and ideas through Microsoft's official feedback channels, such as the Fabric Ideas - Microsoft Fabric Community
Thank you.
