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Anonymous

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8 years ago

Scheduled data refresh for local excel file

Hello, I'm using Power BI Report Server October 2017 on a virtual machine and I'm using as a data source for the moment just a local excel file. I update the excel every day and I want to set up th...

Microsoft Employee

8 years ago

You need to put your file in a network share (for your local server you can share one of your folders and consume the file from there), the shares typically have the format \\machineName\Folder

Anonymous
Not applicable
8 years ago
Thanks now it is ok, but I noticed 2 other issues:

Now the Data Source is ok(picture 1), but i still cannot set up the schedule (picture 2)
2. When I try to manually Refresh the data, nothnig happens. I made an attempt with changing some data in the excel, but the data in the report does not refresh when I click Refresh button. (picture 3)
If I open PowerBI Desktop, then refresh from there and Save to report server, the data is refreshed and it's ok, but with the botton from the report server it doesn't work.

BR
- jtarquino
  Microsoft Employee
  8 years ago
  For the something went wrong check the logs ReportingServicesService*.log, (ensure you have your SQL Server Agent Service running).
  
  In order to get new data you need a data refresh schedule, the refresh now button available in the report will refresh the visuals in the report if a data refresh schedule has been processed (in only refresh the visuals not the data)
  - Anonymous
    Not applicable
    8 years ago
    Can you tell us a little bit more about: ReportingServicesService*.log and how to be sure tha SQL Server Agent Service is running? Why SQL Server Agent Service is needed if I refresh from Excel file?
    Today I have updated On-premises data gateway (personal mode) to the newest version.

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