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MichaelP2020
5 years agoFrequent Visitor
Power BI Service - Workaround for Subscription Limitation (Output to file directory)
Hi all We're currently looking at the feasibility of moving away from Reporting Services to Power BI, but we believe we have a limitation in terms of a like for like replacement where the subscri...
collinq
Super User
5 years agoHi MichaelP2020 ,
I believe that the way to do it is to use the API and Flow to save the report to a location.
You can use the API to export the file
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/reports/exporttofile
Here is an example of svaing a report to OneDrive:
And, a similar example by Erik Svensen here:
ANd, Chris Webb has some blogs about using the API's:
https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/category/power-bi-api/
So, I know none of these are the exact precise answer but combined I think they will guide you down the path.
I would appreciate Kudos if my response was helpful. I would also appreciate it if you would Mark this As a Solution if it solved the problem. Thanks!