Manual Data Entry in Power BI Services

[B_Caron]

Hi all,,

I was curious to see Power BI Services options for manual data entry. The business I am working for currently is using a simple KPI system and we are upgrading to Power BI. That being said, the simple KPI system in use is based on a mix between manual data entry from different regions and automation. I was wondering if Power BI services offered any options with manual data entry or if that is only a feature of Power BI desktop.

Thanks,

BC

[sdjensen · Accepted solution]

You could create an Excel sheet and manually input your date there and then create a PBI Desktop file that use this Excel sheet as a source.

[B_Caron]

@sdjensen

This will provide a awesome alternative for those waiting to upgrade to Drive One!

@ankitpatira

It hadn't cross my mind to do this, amazingly simple and efficient way to stream line the data entry!

Thanks for everyone for your great replies and I wish I could accept all of these as solutions as they serve different purposes. 

(I guess I can accept multiple answers! Nevermind)

This is my first post and am very excited to join the Power BI community.

Much Appericiated,

BC

[OneWithQuestion]

What about power apps?

Can anything there integrate so that you can use power apps to record data and show PowerBI dashboards inside the app?

So use the app as a data entry wrapper around PowerBI?

[ankitpatira · Accepted solution]

@B_Caron If you only want to use power bi service and not desktop, then you can use One Drive and do manual data entry there and connect to it live from power bi service.

[kcantor]

I beleive this is a function of the desktop only. However, you can change your source file to update it as needed in the service.

[sdjensen · Accepted solution]

You could create an Excel sheet and manually input your date there and then create a PBI Desktop file that use this Excel sheet as a source.