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StuartSmith
1 year agoPower Participant
Viewing Realtime Data
On all our meeting rooms with have a device that allows users to book the room. We then have an SQL DB that shows if the device is online, firmware version, etc. To date, I've only worked with...
- 1 year ago
Hi StuartSmith Well, you could use DirectQuery mode in Power BI to fetch real-time data directly from your SQL database whenever the report is accessed. Another way is to set up a Power BI streaming dataset to push live updates from the SQL database via APIs. For on-demand data retrieval, you could use paginated reports, which refresh every time they are viewed. Ensure an on-premises data gateway is configured if your SQL database is hosted locally.
v-saisrao-msft
1 year agoCommunity Support
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