Changing the Notification Language of Data Alerts Emails

s of now, Power BI does not support changing the language of email notifications for alerts directly through the Power BI service settings or the Office 365 account language settings. The email notifications for data alerts are generally sent in the default language configured by the Power BI service, which is often English.

Current Workarounds

Here are some possible workarounds to achieve this:

1. Translation Services:

   • Use a translation service to translate the email content from English to German automatically. This can be done through email routing rules and third-party translation APIs or services.

2. Custom Notification System:

   • Implement a custom notification system using Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow). You can create a flow that triggers based on the same criteria as your Power BI alerts and sends a customized email in German.

Setting Up a Custom Notification with Power Automate

You can set up Power Automate to monitor your data and send alerts in the desired language.

1. Create a Flow in Power Automate:
   • Go to Power Automate (https://flow.microsoft.com).
   • Create a new flow and choose the trigger based on your Power BI data. For instance, you might use a schedule trigger or a condition that checks your dataset.
2. Add Actions to Send Email:
   • Add actions to retrieve the data from Power BI using the Power BI connector.
   • Add conditions to check for the alert criteria.
   • Use the "Send an email" action to compose an email in German with the relevant data.

Example Flow Setup

1. Trigger:

   • Choose a trigger, such as "Recurrence" to check the data at regular intervals.

2. Action - Get Data:

   • Use the Power BI connector to get the data from your dataset.

3. Condition:

   • Set up conditions to check if the alert criteria are met (e.g., a specific value exceeds a threshold).

4. Action - Send Email:

   • Use the "Send an email (V2)" action.
   • Compose the email in German with the data from your dataset.