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Pushing data to PowerBI Streaming dataset API fails when historic data analysis is ON
What is the JSON format in your case?
In my test, before enabling "HISTORIC" I can upload data with{ "DATETM" :"2017-03-02T09:04:48.837Z", "SALES" :5000000 }However after enabling "HISTORIC", I got a 400 error though the upload data would finally get saved as in your case. The reponse contains the the error saying something wrong with the dataset JSON. In case you have interest, the tool is POSTMAN.
Based on my test, with a dataset JSON format as below could always work either the "HISTORIC" is enabled or disabled.
[ { "DATETM" :"2017-03-02T10:04:48.837Z", "SALES" :45000000 } ]You can actually send multiple data in JSON array.
[ { "DATETM" :"2017-03-02T10:04:48.837Z", "SALES" :45000000 }, { "DATETM" :"2017-03-01T09:04:48.837Z", "SALES" :38000000 } ]
Hi Prefsmaster,
I try to turn off the 'Historic' and the tile still works well. Perhaps you can try to test with the above sample.
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng
Yes I know.
In my original question I mentioned that it all works fine with Historic data OFF.
It stops when I turn it ON.
I will also try sending data using a bearer token, and send you the results.
If that solves the problem, the documentation in that reference article (Real-time streaming in Power BI) should be edited, because it seems to suggest that you can send data to such an API without AAD auth.
Anonymous
Just found this in Github: https://github.com/Microsoft/PowerBI-CSharp/commit/8d6bd1b993a6b0d31a8d8d00e2f2e7852c9aef02
So the time format must be a string to support Historic data?
I made that change, but then te timestamp can't be used in the line-graph for streaming data, so that visual stops working.
Card and Gauge keep working because those don't use the timestamp.
When I enable Historic Data analysis I still get the "The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request." errors,
So the change to Text doesn't seem to help.
And I noticed something else: Data is still received by PowerBI, even though an HTTP error is returned!
So why the error is thrown I have no idea.
Next I added an extra field to the API, a timestamp in DateTime format. now I have both a string and a DateTime version of the timestamp.
By using the DateTime field as Axis in the line graph, that came back to life.
But I still see no historic data.
I will now start working on the AAD approach.
In the mean time, perhaps you have any Ideas?
Maybe you can pass my findings on to a developer?
I posted this in 'Service' yesterday, but it actually belongs here. Maybe an admin can remove the other one?
The situation is:
I have successfully created an API and was happily pushing events to it.
Then I created an Azure Webjob that pushes some random data every second or so.
Data flows nicely and I can see live gauges and line-charts!
Next, I enabled historic data analysis so I could try to visualize my events with a custom visual.
BOOM. Immediately I got 'Bad Request' failures:
Making POST request with data: {"timestamp":"2017-02-28T14:48:09.058","queuelength":75.0,"corridoroccupancy":8.0,"maxcorridor":10.0} Exception thrown: 'System.Net.WebException' in System.dll System.Net.WebException: The remote server returned an error: (400) Bad Request. at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()When I disable the historic analysis everything goes back to normal.
Anybody an idea of what I may be doing wrong?
Is there some data field that is mandatory when historic data is on?
If yes, where is that documented?
What is the JSON format in your case?
In my test, before enabling "HISTORIC" I can upload data with{ "DATETM" :"2017-03-02T09:04:48.837Z", "SALES" :5000000 }However after enabling "HISTORIC", I got a 400 error though the upload data would finally get saved as in your case. The reponse contains the the error saying something wrong with the dataset JSON. In case you have interest, the tool is POSTMAN.
Based on my test, with a dataset JSON format as below could always work either the "HISTORIC" is enabled or disabled.
[ { "DATETM" :"2017-03-02T10:04:48.837Z", "SALES" :45000000 } ]You can actually send multiple data in JSON array.
[ { "DATETM" :"2017-03-02T10:04:48.837Z", "SALES" :45000000 }, { "DATETM" :"2017-03-01T09:04:48.837Z", "SALES" :38000000 } ]Thank you for your tests and input.
I supplied the data I am sending in the error quote (see original question at top of the thread):
Making POST request with data: {"timestamp":"2017-02-28T14:48:09.058","queuelength":75.0,"corridoroccupancy":8.0,"maxcorridor":10.0}As you can see my JSON isn't sent as an array (doesn't have the [ ] around it).
I will try to add that, and see what happens.