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Chris_Schaedler
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2 years ago
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Windows Store: Power BI for Presentation mode stops during slideshow-mode after a couple of hours

We had prepared a PC where the App starts a slideshow from page to page and it cycles for ~4 hours and after that the slides won't change anymore and the view of the app stops usually on the last pag...
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  • mshenhav's avatar
    mshenhav
    2 years ago

    hey Chris_Schaedler ,

    The team is working on enabling slideshow support through Power BI add-in for PowerPoint, which we expect to have ready early next year. With Power BI add-in you will be able to utilize PowerPoint slideshow and infinite loop and integrate content from multiple reports and from additional sources in one presentation and slideshow.

     

    Thanks Maya

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    mshenhav
    2 years ago

    Hey Chris_Schaedler ,

     

    Yes, that is the work we are currently doing - allowing users to ask the add-in to automatically refresh its data every given interval. 


    Thanks Maya

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DMiradakis
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2 years ago

For Chris_Schaedler or anyone other interested parties in the thread,

 

I've got a custom Power BI app to handle this already, called Displagent. It's a cross-platform desktop app, it runs on both Windows and Linux devices (Raspberry Pis are quite popular).

 

Displagent has several really nice, premium digital signage features that you cannot find anywhere else, not even in Powerpoint.

 

In particular, I've hand-crafted a feature called Report Slideshows, where you can piece together a slideshow for a Power BI report in a very customizable way. For example, you can:

  • Show tab 3 for 30 seconds
  • Show tab 2 for 40 seconds
  • Show report bookmark 1 for 60 seconds
  • Show tab 6 for 40 seconds
  • etc.
  • Refresh every 15 seconds

I'm also finishing up Compound Slideshows this week actually, where you can combine slideshows from multiple Power BI reports/dashboards into one and create comprehensive slideshows.

 

I've also got autolaunch on machine startup and automatic updates. I've got a full docsite and feedback board where I regularly take feature requests. Even with the upcoming Powerpoint integration, I aim for Displagent to still have the premium featureset for Power BI digital signage.

 

Feel free to check it out if interested. If not interested, I'm still happy to answer any questions about Power BI embedded or the Power BI Javascript SDK as I've worked with both almost 2 years now.