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MikeHawryluk
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9 years ago

Displaying images from sharepoint online list or folder

Hi all...   I have images loaded in a SharePoint list that I want to display in a Power BI report. Hoping someone has seen this scenario:   Desktop: No issue to connect to the list and display da...
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MikeHawryluk
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9 years ago

Hi v-qiuyu-msft 

 

There is no issue displaying images from public sources such as the web.  I am able to display the images you used on both apps with no issue.   

 

The issue is displaying images that are stored on SharePoint online and the issue only occurs in the apps.  The PowerBI users have access to both the PowerBI workspace and the SharePoint site we are using.  

 

 

 

Mike  

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v-qiuyu-msft
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9 years ago

Hi MikeHawryluk,

 

I can reproduce this issue on my side. I have reported it internally, will let you know if get any information.

 

Best Regards,
QiuyunYu

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      v-qiuyu-msft
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      9 years ago

      Hi MikeHawryluk,

       

      Please see below response from PG team:

       

      The mobile apps do not work like the web application which uses cookies for authentication and that’s the main reason.

       

      Possible workarounds:

       

      1. Transform the images to base64 string and place it in the model - see attached, you can share with customer, there are instructions in it.
      2. Use PowerBI DAX UNICHAR function – there is an external blog post with nice explanation here: https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/2017/04/11/the-dax-unichar-function-and-how-to-use-it-in-measures-for-data-visualisation/
      3. It depends on clients’ need but PowerBI Conditional formatting - https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-desktop-conditional-table-formatting/ might solve requirements
      4. Place images in a public resource that doesn’t require authentication

       

      Best Regards,
      QiuyunYu

       

       

       

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
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        8 years ago

        Hi all, this seems a bit surprising (not to say shocking) to see it's almost impossible to show pictures from from url linked SPO to or OneDrive knowing that 1- Power BI is designed to be visual (and what's more visual than a picture?), 2- SPO or OneDrive are Microsoft tools commonly used in business environement... Are developpers working at solving this issue or is it here to stay? Thx a lot from your feedback!