Power BI Desktop to Power BI Online app live connection

[techvenom]

Is there a way to make a live connection (or scheduled update) between those to apps, so when i make a change in desktop app it updates the online dashboard automaticlly? I can leave Power BI desktop to be always running (just minimized) if that matters.

Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

@techvenom Are you talking about a report change or a data change?

[techvenom]

@Anonymous I will try to be more precise, i have some data that i'm using to create a few charts in PowerBI Desktop, so basically i need those charts that i made to be updated automatically(by scheduled update or live connection) to PowerBI Online when i make a change in PowerBI Desktop.

[v-ljerr-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @techvenom,

To make sure the work you’re doing in Power BI Desktop stays in sync with the Power BI service, I would suggest you to sync your local pbix file to OneDrive first, then import the file from OneDrive on Power BI service.  Because both Power BI and OneDrive are in the cloud, Power BI connects to your file on OneDrive about every hour. If any changes are found, your dataset, reports, and dashboards are automatically updated in Power BI.

For more details, you can refer to the following articles.

Get data from Power BI Desktop files

Refresh a dataset stored on OneDrive or SharePoint Online

Regards