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Scheduled Refresh for Paginated Report (SQL Dataset)

Dear PBI users.   I've created a paginated report that pulls data based on a sql query from sql data warehouse. Usually, I would have connected into a PBI Dataset and created the refresh schedule t...
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    d_gosbell
    4 years ago
    Anonymous wrote:

    But then I have a question. If I have a subscription on 10 AM for example. Would it mean that the report will refresh at 10 am and afterwards send me the file?

    Yes, every time the report runs it will execute the queries in the report and then render. So when the schedule is triggered at 10am the report server will execute the queries in the report and then generate the file to attach to the email.

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d_gosbell
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4 years ago

You do not need to refresh paginated reports, they always query the datasources in real time every time they are run.

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    Anonymous
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    4 years ago

    But then I have a question. If I have a subscription on 10 AM for example. Would it mean that the report will refresh at 10 am and afterwards send me the file?

    • d_gosbell's avatar
      d_gosbell
      Super User
      4 years ago
      Anonymous wrote:

      But then I have a question. If I have a subscription on 10 AM for example. Would it mean that the report will refresh at 10 am and afterwards send me the file?

      Yes, every time the report runs it will execute the queries in the report and then render. So when the schedule is triggered at 10am the report server will execute the queries in the report and then generate the file to attach to the email.

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    tmhalila
    Resolver II
    2 years ago

    Thank you. I had the same question!