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Candaz007
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8 years ago

On-Prem vs. Cloud?

Hi,   We are just about to embark on our PowerBI journey after doing some preliminary POC demos late last year.   Since we already use SSRS quite a bit, one question we are trying to get clarity ...
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des's avatar
des
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8 years ago

Robert,

Thank you again for your clarification, I have been busy testing pre implementation so haven't checked back for a while, what you said makes complete sense.  So basically every 4 months, I believe this is what MS are commiting to at the moment you need to update server side software as well as you Power BI design clients software, as you mentioned the Power BI RS version not the normal cloud client S/W I was using.  I have since dowloaded the correct and latest one from here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56722 and as per your clarifiation the option to save is now back.  I can only guess that at some point I installed the RS power BI client design tool (which had the save as to server option), then installed the cloud one (which got rid of the option), and now after installing the version above it's back as it should be.

 

I assume that having to do this matched pair style release might exlude us from being able to use the dowloadable "import from marketplace" custom visuals? Or can you only download some in line with the current Power BI RS client version?  Is that your experience? If so that's a shame. 

 

I found an explanation here as to why cloud and RS can't be kept in sync.  https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/20469499-updates-to-report-server-should-be-available-more certainly a valid explanation but still unfortunate for on-premise implementations

thanks,

Des.

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Anonymous
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8 years ago
Hi des,

Glad the info was helpful.

You are right that some of the custom visuals do not work under the On-Prem server, but others do, I'm not sure how you find out if they do or don't other than by trying to build and deploy a test PBIX. For example the ArcGIS mapping visual does not function. I have posted questions about this, but had no real response from MS. I think it is likely that where a custom visual is developed by a 3rd party who wants to sign users up to a monthly subscription in order to use the "upgraded" edition of the visual then it is likely to remain a cloud only visual.

Regards
Rob

 

 

 

 

  • des's avatar
    des
    Helper I
    8 years ago

    Thanks good to know,

    For the custom visuals that you have used that do work did you have to install a server component or does it just get taken across when you deploy it to the server?

    thanks,

    Des

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      8 years ago

      The custom visuals get rolled up into the PBIX file as you deploy. So they get extracted back out and rendered when the user views the report. No need to install anything on the server.