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Anonymous
6 years agoNot applicable
Dataset refresh with service account
Hello All I am looking forward to know if there is a way to configure scheduled refresh using a service account? So do I login to Power BI using a service account and when configuring dataset refre...
Anonymous
6 years agoNot applicable
I use service accounts for my refreshes, however i only use them as credentials for the sources themselves. This is done either as part of the gateway's entries, or for individual cloud sources.
When you set up a schedule, you can also set up for emails to be sent to other people on failures, in case you need a ticketing system or group to action any issues.
Even if I set up a refresh, other users can "Take over" and update the refresh if required, assuming they are set up correctly in the workspace and with any gateways.