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miguelsus2000
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4 years ago
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Automated Email of PowerBI PDF

HI everyone,

 

I'm looking to automate sending of powerbi reports in PDF format to some recipients.  I have tried the following:

  1. Powerbi subscription requires Premium Service which I dont have (too expensive at $5K).  I only have PPU.
  2. PowerAutomate also requires Premium Service with capacity which I don't have
  3. I looked at Power BI robots, but also expensive.

Does anyone know of any other alternative? 

I'm also looking for a command line powerbi to PDF converter, does anyone know?  I can probably automate running this command, then email the .pdf file.

 

Thank you for your help.
M

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  • Burningsuit's avatar
    Burningsuit
    4 years ago

    Hi miguelsus2000 

    You should be able to do this with a PPU licence.

    A PPU user can create a subscription email that contains a PDF of the Report.

    That email can be sent to a Pro user and they can see the PDF.

    However that email cannot be sent to an email address that has a Free licence or does not have a licence, you'll get the error message "Free users or groups can only be subscribed to reports or dashboards backed by Premium capacity: " when you try and create the subscription, unless the organisation has a Premium Capacity licence and the report is on a Premium Capacity workspace.

    I have known some sites set up a subscription to a Pro or PPU user and then have that user set Outlook rules to forward that email on to the other non-licenced users who want to see the Report and that seems to work.

    Hope this helps

    Stuart

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  • Burningsuit's avatar
    Burningsuit
    Icon for Resident Rockstar rankResident Rockstar
    4 years ago

    Hi miguelsus2000 

    You should be able to do this with a PPU licence.

    A PPU user can create a subscription email that contains a PDF of the Report.

    That email can be sent to a Pro user and they can see the PDF.

    However that email cannot be sent to an email address that has a Free licence or does not have a licence, you'll get the error message "Free users or groups can only be subscribed to reports or dashboards backed by Premium capacity: " when you try and create the subscription, unless the organisation has a Premium Capacity licence and the report is on a Premium Capacity workspace.

    I have known some sites set up a subscription to a Pro or PPU user and then have that user set Outlook rules to forward that email on to the other non-licenced users who want to see the Report and that seems to work.

    Hope this helps

    Stuart