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Why doesn’t the Download button work in a SharePoint Online Power BI web part embedded from Power BI
Hi everyone, I’m embedding a Power BI report in a SharePoint Online page using the native Power BI web part, and the report opens correctly. However, the "Download this file" button in the SharePoint page does not work. I’ve already confirmed that the Power BI tenant setting for download/export is enabled, and the report itself also allows export of summarized data and underlying data. The same report works when opened directly in Power BI Service. Is this behavior expected for the SharePoint web part, or is there another setting or permission I should check? Any guidance would be appreciated.
I think the behavior you are seeing is correct and the button is just a bit misleading. The "Download this file" button you see in the SharePoint page toolbar is a SharePoint file download button, it's trying to download the SharePoint page item itself, not the Power BI report. It has no integration with the Power BI web part embedded within the page. So, I think this is expected behavior and this button is not controlled by Power BI export settings.
Hello Bill12312,
I have been there before. In SharePoint the “Download this file” button usually means the page or file itself and not actually downloading the Power BI report that’s embedded in the web part.
If you want to export the report, you’ll need to use the options in the Power BI menu instead, assuming those features have been enabled in your setup.
Docs:
Embed a report web part in SharePoint Online
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- andrewsommer
Super User
I think the behavior you are seeing is correct and the button is just a bit misleading. The "Download this file" button you see in the SharePoint page toolbar is a SharePoint file download button, it's trying to download the SharePoint page item itself, not the Power BI report. It has no integration with the Power BI web part embedded within the page. So, I think this is expected behavior and this button is not controlled by Power BI export settings.
- Olufemi7
Hello Bill12312,
I have been there before. In SharePoint the “Download this file” button usually means the page or file itself and not actually downloading the Power BI report that’s embedded in the web part.
If you want to export the report, you’ll need to use the options in the Power BI menu instead, assuming those features have been enabled in your setup.
Docs:
Embed a report web part in SharePoint Online Hi Bill12312
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Thank you.Hi Bill12312
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Thank youYes, from my understanding that is the expected behaviour. Although if i may provide some feedback, the download button inside the webpart is missleading and if it is not functional it should be removed since it cannot be enabled via permissions.
