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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...
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Anonymous
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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 

 

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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's avatar
    Anonymous
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    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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      jtarquino
      Microsoft Employee
      8 years ago

      The process in charge of create schedules is ReportingServicesService so any error creating schedules will show up in those logs.

      SQL Agent is needed because PBIRS use it as the scheduler agent (it knows how to do an action at a certain date and time) basically the SQL Agent notifies PBIRS that have to start to refresh a report.

       

      PBIRS doesn't use the gateway, that is only for PowerBI.com

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
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        8 years ago

        MS SQL is installed on other server. What settings should I do in order which is the address of the server and what else is needed as settings in oder to make it works?

        I'm not sure what PBIRS exactly is, maybe you mean this Reporting Services Configuration Manager:

        Thanks!