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smdaly218
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9 years ago
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Direct query refresh dashboard automatically instead of manually refreshing

I have connected to an Oracle DB using Direct Query which solved my refresh issue. However I am using this dashboard to show real time data updates for the Service Desk. If I manually refresh the dat...
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    smdaly218
    9 years ago

    I did not delve into streaming as yet due to the extensions you mentioned worked for me. I was able to add a Refresh extension in Chrome and have it refresh every 5 minutes. This is a good interval for me and using F11, provides a "decent" experience. I will continue to evolve my skills with streaming when time allows. 

     

    Thanks for the solution!

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Eric_Zhang
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9 years ago
smdaly218 wrote:

I have connected to an Oracle DB using Direct Query which solved my refresh issue. However I am using this dashboard to show real time data updates for the Service Desk. If I manually refresh the data, I will see the updates on the dashboard. What I am looking for is the data to be automatically refreshed on the screen just like it is in the background. Simply put, can I continuously update the visualizations without clicking to refresh the dashboard?

 

Extract from Power BI helps to explain my predicament.

 

When you interact with a visualization, queries are sent from Power BI directly to the database. Updated data is then returned and visualizations are updated. Because there is a direct connection between Power BI and the database, there is no need to schedule refresh.

 

Success would be direct query that updates visualizations every 15 minutes per refresh schedule. I appreciate any help on this one!

smdaly218

The answer is no. Without any interaction, the internal cache will be refreshed every 15 minutes by default. The real 'realtime' feature in Power BI is Real-time streaming.

 

By the way, maybe you can install some brower extentions to do the auto "F5".

  • smdaly218's avatar
    smdaly218
    New Member
    9 years ago

    I did not delve into streaming as yet due to the extensions you mentioned worked for me. I was able to add a Refresh extension in Chrome and have it refresh every 5 minutes. This is a good interval for me and using F11, provides a "decent" experience. I will continue to evolve my skills with streaming when time allows. 

     

    Thanks for the solution!