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Power BI refresh query
Hello,
A bit of a newbie-level question :)
I have a desktop power bi project.
I imported data into this file from SQL server at 9AM this morning
I have published this to the Power BI service.
I have set the dashboard to refresh in the Power BI service every day at 4AM.
(Here's my question...)
Will the dashboard I uploaded automatically update at 4AM tomorrow morning? E.g. pull new data into the dashboard that has been recorded during today?
Thanks!
pbix
1 yes
Edit: I haven't changed my answers below but I am now not so sure. I would like someone from MS to validate.
It is not clear to me if replication of data is included or if it is only direct connect. What happens when you try it?
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-power-bi-pro-content-what-is-it/
2 yes and no. You need a pro license for this but it is because you are using a gateway
3 yes and no. As above, if you have a gateway you need a pro licence. But only for the person administering (I believe). Licenses are cheap and personally I consider it good to pay for things you value, especially when it is cheap. Optionally you could use a product like Power update http://xbi.com.au/update to refresh loacally and automatically push the pbix to the server. This software costs $500 + 20% maintenance so a single power bi licence is still good value.
Hi Anonymous,
Sorry for the delay response.:smileyhappy:
On the on-prem gateway point - is this the same where data is pushed to Azure? I.e. If the data source was an Azure-hosted database which Power BI connects to to refresh itself automatically/nightly - would this still require all users of the dashboard to have a pro license to view the dashboard's content?In this scenario, no gateway is needed to connect to Azure Databases. However, Pro license is still needed.
Regards
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Do you have a gateway? When you refresh on desktop, you have access to your sql server. Power bi service needs access to the server too if you want it to refresh.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-gateway-onprem/
Dont be scared by he enterprise gateway - it is easy to use.
Hi Matt,
Thanks for the reply - yes we've got Enterprise gateway installed. I'm a little confused about how data is refreshed between sources...
A couple of questions if you don't mind?
1) Is my understanding of the below scenario correct?
I IMPORT (not direct query) data from on-prem a SQL Server into a Power BI Desktop file. I publish this file to the Power BI service. I schedule this dataset to refresh every day at 5AM. The dashboard will update automatically with the most recent data?
2) Because I am sucking data out of our on-prem database into the Power BI service, this will require a Pro license?
3) In the scenario above, is there a way of refreshing the data nightly with a Free license?
Thanks!
Pbix
1 yes
Edit: I haven't changed my answers below but I am now not so sure. I would like someone from MS to validate.
It is not clear to me if replication of data is included or if it is only direct connect. What happens when you try it?
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-power-bi-pro-content-what-is-it/
2 yes and no. You need a pro license for this but it is because you are using a gateway
3 yes and no. As above, if you have a gateway you need a pro licence. But only for the person administering (I believe). Licenses are cheap and personally I consider it good to pay for things you value, especially when it is cheap. Optionally you could use a product like Power update http://xbi.com.au/update to refresh loacally and automatically push the pbix to the server. This software costs $500 + 20% maintenance so a single power bi licence is still good value.