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shera276
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8 years ago
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How do I create PowerBI reports for mobile apps (i.e. tablet)?

Hi - I've been doing research on creating Report Server reports for the mobile app and I'd like to confirm a couple of things:   Must I be on my company network to be able to view reports in a mob...
  • Jon-Heide's avatar
    8 years ago

    1. Mobile clients either need to be joined to the company domain OR you can configure Web Application Proxy to expose it to the internet

    2. Correct, it will just work, however you may want to design a mobile optimized layout for better readability

    3. Mobile Report Publisher is for designing Mobile Reports. PowerBI desktop is for designing PowerBI reports. You can use either depending on which one better suits your needs and both are availble on mobile devices. 

    4. Mobile Report Publisher is for a different report type than PowerBI, they are not interchangable. You should use the version of PowerBi desktop that releases with the report server to ensure compatability. Older PowerBI files may work, but you might run into compatability issues.