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Power Apps Integration with a BI Report: can we automatically pass in system values e.g. report ID
Super UserThis I could pass to row in another data source.
smells like a red flag. The formula firewall will not be happy about that.
Also note that "external" PowerApps come with limited functionality when used in a Power BI visual. Only "internal" (ie created from within Power BI) Apps have the full integration experience.
lbendlin wrote:This I could pass to row in another data source.smells like a red flag. The formula firewall will not be happy about that.
Ah sorry it is my clumsy wording. No red flags or formula police necessary!!!! What I am referring to is getting the user to capture details regarding the report such as the report url . After validation, I simply pass the values to my data source via a flow hooked up to a stored procedure . Just testing this now.
lbendlin wrote:Also note that "external" PowerApps come with limited functionality when used in a Power BI visual. Only "internal" (ie created from within Power BI) Apps have the full integration experience.
You you do raise an interesting point: could I replace the above canvas app (form) with an interactive Power BI App? Could I then embedd this app in my report and allow it interrogate any metadat such as the Report Url Again this would need to call the flow / stored proc as this the contract I am working to.
- lbendlin
It's a great idea. I don't think that is possible at the moment but I'll do some tests. In the meantime please consider voting for an existing idea or raising a new one at https://ideas.powerbi.com
- lbendlin
I poked around a bit but the "PowerBIIntegration" object only seems to have a ".Data" attribute. There's no trace (as far as I can tell) where the data came from. Maybe if you examine the app code download it may reveal itself. This here URL is less than helpful
