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Support from Microsoft Power BI
hereri Yeeeah,.. That is not cool. I can't really add anything additional. If you set up the EG, and can see the datasource and use it when you connect via "Get Data -> Databases -> SSAS", then your existing dataset should have moved over.
I can only throw in the recommendation to always build in the Desktop so you have a copy of your reports... and a future reference to the fact that they started work on the ability to export your report to a PBIX, but I have no idea when that will be available. And I realize that both these tidbits don't help at all in the current situation. I hope they respond soon.
Jeh Anonymous,
Though, I think Microsoft is going the wrong way here. First of, Power BI is presented as a "self-Service" solution where users are encouraged to create their own reports and alter reports through the web interface. Creating reports through the desktop edition is a good thing as long as it is *only* done on the Desktop. Especially since your modifications done from the app are overwritten if you do changes to your pbix and re-uploads it.
Allowing users to download a report to a pbix seems kind of half-way too. I dont really understand why they do not re-use the knowledge they gained from SharePoint and the flexibility we had / have there. Every report could be like an excel file (pbix vs. xslx). That is how we did alot of BI using SharePoint on-premise and PowerPivot for SharePoint).
You would automatically have versioning per report, you could seperate reports into folders, and you even had a recycle bin. I think we lost all that mature functionality for a few fancy new visuals in Power BI.
But that is a whoole other discussion that is better taken over a beer or two :-)
Thanks alot for your effort though. Have a nice weekend :-)