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joshtrap
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3 years ago

Power BI Dashboard not refreshing with Dataset

Hi All,  I have 2 reports that are set to refresh every hour or so. The refresh completes but any associated dashboards do not refresh with the dataset. They are stuck until someone clicks the "Refr...
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DMiradakis
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3 years ago

Hey joshtrap ,

 

I've actually built a custom Power BI software for these exact kind of needs. It's called Displagent, you can find it here: https://www.displagent.io

 

My software embeds Power BI reports and Power BI dashboards onto a page using the Power BI JavaScript SDK. It's a desktop app that can run on Windows, Mac, and Linux (Raspberry Pi's seem to be quite popular).

 

I found that when I had a refresh pipeline refresh the dataset behind the dashboard in question, it seemed to force an update onto the dashboard that I had embedded onto the web page. This is even easier with Power BI reports, too, as I can use the software to check for updates (Import Mode) or force updates (Direct Query) up to every 15 seconds explicitly.

 

With the dashboards, it seemed to rely on the underlying dataset being refreshed in the Power BI Service, but my embedded dashboards seemed to update well once the pipeline would run. I was using HTTP requests to refresh the dataset via the Power BI REST API.

 

Hope some of that helps! If you're interested in Displagent, drop your email on my website or message me and I'll be happy to help further!