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NotMyJob
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2 years ago

Import a Desktop Built report into Service with auto updates from Semantic Model

My question is if you can build a Report in PBI Desktop, and then port it into Service (somehow) so that when the dataset is updated the report is automatically updated.   I can have the Dataset (S...
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lbendlin
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2 years ago

You seem to be descirbing the standard functionality of publishing from Power BI Desktop to a workspace.  Please provide a more detailed explanation of what you are aiming to achieve. What have you tried and where are you stuck?

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NotMyJob
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2 years ago

Reports that are published are static.  I have to re-publish to update any data.  I'm looking for a method so that I can put a dataset into pbi service and have reports that are built using Desktop (instead of building the report in Service/Fabric) that reference different Datasets in Service to that they update automatically when the dataset is updated.

 

In other words, I don't want to build the reports in Service/Fabric.  I want to build them in Desktop and then port them into Service/Fabric somehow and reference the datasets in Service.  That's what I'm trying to accomplish.

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    lbendlin
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    2 years ago

    Yes, that is the standard operation modus.  You open a PBIX in Power BI Desktop and you publish it to the workspace.  In the workspace you now have a report (with the user interface) and a dataset semantic model with the data and data model.  The dataset semantic model can be re-used by other consumers like other reports or XMLA queries.