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pixelicous
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9 years ago

Azure content pack for PowerBI - Analyzing data in excel

Hi all,   I have the same issue as the following post: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Analyze-in-Excel-of-Azure-Entreprise-dataset-No-measures/td-p/66535   I tried replying on that pos...
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Anonymous
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9 years ago

pixelicous "Thanks for replying eno1978..  It seemed from the post that it is possible to create an element that will turn the COST field to be able to be maniuplated in a way that it would be useable, thus i asked.."

 

Let's clear this up. Connecting to the Content Pack from the Power BI Service will not allow you to create the necessary measure you need in order to drop it into the "Values" section of the pivot table in Analyze in Excel. The requirement for that Values field when doing Analyze in Excel is that it be a measure.

The referenced post does not clarify that the solution can't be done on a dataset that connects to a Content Pack in the Service.

However. The Azure Enterprise connection IS a datasource (in beta) in the Power BI Desktop. I don't know if it is the same (should be) but this method would allow you to build the measure, publish to the Service, and use Analyze in Excel against the measures you added.

The Power BI Desktop is the only place you can add calculations or modify a model/dataset.

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pixelicous
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9 years ago
Hi,
 
I think we keep coming back to the same point.. or i explain myself poorly.. I understood that i need to modify the dataset using powerbi desktop, and then and only then i could use that analyze in excel function correctly.
 
That was my issue, i tried opening the file downloaded for analyzing in excel in powerbi somehow, i tried connecting myself with the settings that are in that file with the desktop version, but i just couldnt get around to manage to do it.
 
Happen to know of an article that explains that? Or care to explain yourself? :) that would be greatly appreciated!
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    Anonymous
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    9 years ago

    pixelicous In order for this to work you need to follow this sequence.

    Start in the Power BI Desktop

    Using the data source connection in the Desktop, connect to the "Azure Enterprise (Beta)" data source

    Add your measure

    Create Reports

    Publish to the Power BI Service

    Use Analyze in Excel to connect to the Dataset you've created from the above report

    Drop the measure in the values section

     

    If you did all this, then something is broken.

    If you started in the Service by connecting to the Content Pack (which is how I read all the above) then it won't work and my previous reply still applies.

    You cannot connect to a Content Pack in the Power BI Service and somehow modify the model/add measures or calcs to it.

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    pixelicous
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    9 years ago

    First of all, thanks for the reply and help :)

     

    I can't open this ODC file in powerbi desktop version.

    I tried creating a datasource myself, i created a new dataset of type "Azure Enterprise (Beta)"

    As the Azure enterprise rest api endpoint i put "https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api"

    Then it asks me for the key.. I tried using string i received in the excel connection string, the one after the API endpoint above, it looks like "1234abcb-14ab-az5f-1234-1234567fe083 Model"

    That doesnt work, i get "the remote name could not be resolved: 'analysis.windows.net'" in the navigator window.

     

    Is there a different way? should i copy that connection string from the ODC file and create some sort of other OLE data source connection file, and open that up????