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Yiyi
Helper I
Helper I

How to connect to multiple datasets in my workspace from PowerBI desktop?

Hello people, 

 

I have created several datasets in My Workspace by connecting directly to Azure Monitor Logs (I think they are live connection). I try to make a dashboard on the PowerBI desktop by connecting to all the datasets but after I connected to one via 'Get data' -> 'Power BI datasets', all options turn grey and I can not connect to the other ones. Do someone know if it is even possible to create a dashboard with several datasets in such a case? 

 

This is what the PowerBI desktop turned to after connected to one dataset from Power BI datasets: 

 

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rubayatyasmin
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Hi, @Yiyi 

 

you can only establish a connection to one dataset per report in Power BI Desktop. Once you connect to one dataset, the other options indeed become grayed out.

 

how about using a dataflow? 

As your data is in multiple sources and you want to create a single dataset, consider using Power BI Dataflows.

 

or try using the composite model feature. 

 

or how about using PBI service? If you're creating a dashboard (as opposed to a report), and your datasets are in the Power BI service, then you can pull in visuals from multiple different reports (which can be based on different datasets) into a single dashboard.

 

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