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Anonymous
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Can't find download the pbix file

Hello Community,

 

For this dataset, I can't download the pbix file

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And all the reports related to this dataset are in live connection

 

Do you have an idea about this ?

 

Thanks 

 

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Please check first if you meet the minimum requirements for downloading PBIX files:

Always use the latest version of Power BI Desktop when you open downloaded files. Downloaded PBIX files might not open in non-current versions of Power BI Desktop. For example, you cannot open downloaded PBIX files using a Power BI Desktop version that does not support information protection.

  • You can download a file in either Reading view or Editing view, but you must have edit access to the report.

  • The report must have been created using Power BI Desktop and published or uploaded to the Power BI service.

  • The report you're downloading must be published or updated after November 23, 2016. Reports published earlier aren't downloadable.

Then please check if the feature is disabled in the Admin Portal according to the following diagram (note that you should check with administrator rights such as global administrator)

vcaitlynmstf_0-1638178949888.png

 

Finally, check the limits mentioned by Super user above.
Pay particular attention to common problems such as using shared datasets or if you want to download a copy of a report.

For more details, you can refer to:Download the report as a PBIX file 

 

Hope it helps,


Community Support Team _ Caitlyn

If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

Please check first if you meet the minimum requirements for downloading PBIX files:

Always use the latest version of Power BI Desktop when you open downloaded files. Downloaded PBIX files might not open in non-current versions of Power BI Desktop. For example, you cannot open downloaded PBIX files using a Power BI Desktop version that does not support information protection.

  • You can download a file in either Reading view or Editing view, but you must have edit access to the report.

  • The report must have been created using Power BI Desktop and published or uploaded to the Power BI service.

  • The report you're downloading must be published or updated after November 23, 2016. Reports published earlier aren't downloadable.

Then please check if the feature is disabled in the Admin Portal according to the following diagram (note that you should check with administrator rights such as global administrator)

vcaitlynmstf_0-1638178949888.png

 

Finally, check the limits mentioned by Super user above.
Pay particular attention to common problems such as using shared datasets or if you want to download a copy of a report.

For more details, you can refer to:Download the report as a PBIX file 

 

Hope it helps,


Community Support Team _ Caitlyn

If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

Nathaniel_C
Community Champion
Community Champion

Hi @Anonymous , This may help:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/service-export-to-pbix 
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Let me know if you have any questions.

If this solves your issues, please mark it as the solution, so that others can find it easily. Kudos 👍are nice too.
Nathaniel

 





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