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Hi,
I have a PBIX file which is stored in a shared drive (not sharepoint or one drive). I would like to schedule refresh for the same.
But the data source credentials are disabled for me due to the nature of data source. And i do not have the "refresh page" option which comes under visualization tab.
Is there a way to schedule or Automate the manual process of Power BI desktop refresh - Meaning, the automation should open the PBIX from the sharedrive, click on refresh and close the PBIX (this should open on the Scheduled date/time).
Please let me know if we have Power Automate or python automation for the same.
Hey @dhandapani ,
there is no support for something like this in Power BI.
You have to figure out a way how you can do that by yourself. So maybe a python script could do that, maybe Power Automate for Desktop, maybe Autohotkey.
If you need any help please let me know.
If I answered your question I would be happy if you could mark my post as a solution ✔️ and give it a thumbs up 👍
Best regards
Denis
Blog: WhatTheFact.bi
Follow me: twitter.com/DenSelimovic
Please let me know if you have python script or power automate procedure
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