Automatic refresh when opening report in Power BI

[Djordje_M]

Hi, I have my reports in Power BI Desktop and Power BI services with the data source from a third-party, and I connected them as instructed. Can I set up an automatic data source refresh each time I open the report on both platforms?

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@Djordje_M 

The option you are looking for is available neither in PBI Service nor Desktop.

You can set up a scheduled refresh in service by configuring the gateways with the data sources. ( https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/refresh-data)

Power BI Desktop only allows manual refresh. Auto-refresh in the desktop is not possible, but there is an idea for it:

https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=f08c9abe-315a-4f34-a4c7-e732eff3343a

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[Djordje_M]

Thanks. Now I need to check if my data source is allowing scheduled refresh. It seems to be a good idea to add this feature to the desktop version as well.