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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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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!

      • xerxel's avatar
        xerxel
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        7 years ago

        I have the same problem, so I ran some tests:

         

        • Internet Explorer 11: Fail
        • FireFox Quantum: Fail
        • MS Edge: Pass
        • Chrome: Pass

         

        So the verdict is, if you want to display images from Sharepoint Online in a Power BI report, then browse with Edge or Chrome.