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Advocate IIINot receiving email when dataset is replaced
No one is receiving alerts when a report is updated. We have tried using the feature "Subscribe" located in the upper right of the report screen:
I use Power BI desktop to build/refresh the report daily. The source is a few different databases as well as an Excel file. The data is not very clean so I need to perform a number of checks and data corrections prior to publishing. Once complete I use the "publish" button on the ribbon of the desktop app. From there the report is sent to a Workspace and the prompt reads "Replacing Dataset: You already have a dataset named "DailyProductivity" in Power BI. Do you want to replace the existing dataset with this one?" I click on replace because the only other option is "cancel".
Are we not getting emails because the dataset is "replaced" and not "refreshed"? If that is the case how would I refresh without replacing?
Using Desktop Version: 2.59.5135.421 64-bit (June 2018)
So I installed the Gateway and "refreshed" my datasource (after adjusting the data in the Excel file) and an email was received so I may have answered my own question. Replacing dataset = no email. Refreshing dataset = email.
Correct, when you replace a data set that is not considered as a change in Data by PBI, it sees it as the first instance of setting the data source up. Only Refreshes trigger the email.
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andymc123So I installed the Gateway and "refreshed" my datasource (after adjusting the data in the Excel file) and an email was received so I may have answered my own question. Replacing dataset = no email. Refreshing dataset = email.
nirvana_mokshImpactful Individual
Correct, when you replace a data set that is not considered as a change in Data by PBI, it sees it as the first instance of setting the data source up. Only Refreshes trigger the email.