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MarcusClaudius
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9 years ago
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Desktop Application verses Web Based Application

To all Does the web based application have identical features to its desktop counterpart? For example, Are you able to have mulitple sets of data in a single report? Also within the web based prog...
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  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
    9 years ago

    No, not identical. You essentially do not have much or any control over the data model in the Service. So you can't have multiple datasets in one report when doing things solely in the Service and you cannot add columns and measures in the Service, etc.

  • v-ljerr-msft's avatar
    v-ljerr-msft
    9 years ago

    Hi MarcusClaudius,

    So if I wish to edit, append, merge, etc the query data, then I would have you use the desktop application.

    Yes, that's right. :smileyhappy:

     

    More details:

    What is Power BI Desktop?

    Power BI Desktop is a free desktop application you can install right on your own computer. Power BI Desktop works cohesively with the Power BI service by providing advanced data exploration, shaping, modeling, and report creation with highly interactive visualizations. You can save your work to a file, and publish your data and reports right to your Power BI site to share with others.

     

    What is Microsoft Power BI Service?

    Power BI is a cloud-based business analytics service that enables anyone to visualize and analyze data with greater speed, efficiency, and understanding. It connects users to a broad range of data through easy-to-use dashboards, interactive reports, and compelling visualizations that bring data to life.

     

    Regards

Greg_Deckler's avatar
Greg_Deckler
Community Champion
9 years ago

No, not identical. You essentially do not have much or any control over the data model in the Service. So you can't have multiple datasets in one report when doing things solely in the Service and you cannot add columns and measures in the Service, etc.

  • MarcusClaudius's avatar
    MarcusClaudius
    Regular Visitor
    9 years ago

    Thanks

    So if I wish to edit, append, merge, etc the query data, then I would have you use the desktop application.

     

    • v-ljerr-msft's avatar
      v-ljerr-msft
      Microsoft Employee
      9 years ago

      Hi MarcusClaudius,

      So if I wish to edit, append, merge, etc the query data, then I would have you use the desktop application.

      Yes, that's right. :smileyhappy:

       

      More details:

      What is Power BI Desktop?

      Power BI Desktop is a free desktop application you can install right on your own computer. Power BI Desktop works cohesively with the Power BI service by providing advanced data exploration, shaping, modeling, and report creation with highly interactive visualizations. You can save your work to a file, and publish your data and reports right to your Power BI site to share with others.

       

      What is Microsoft Power BI Service?

      Power BI is a cloud-based business analytics service that enables anyone to visualize and analyze data with greater speed, efficiency, and understanding. It connects users to a broad range of data through easy-to-use dashboards, interactive reports, and compelling visualizations that bring data to life.

       

      Regards