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aishak12
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3 years ago
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Real time email alerts - Streaming data

All,   I would like to implement real time data alerts in PowerBI Report. I read that my data must be streaming dataset inorder to do this. (email alerts)   If I have a scheduled refresh on my ga...
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  • collinq's avatar
    collinq
    3 years ago

    Hi aishak12 ,

     

    Scheduled refresh and real-time streaming are not the same thing.  A scheduled refresh is a limited number of refreshes per day (based on your license type).  A real-time dataset is "real time" and not limited by a set number of refreshes. You also have to have a specific type of dataset.  This article helps explain the requirements: Real-time streaming in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

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collinq
Super User
3 years ago

Hi aishak12 ,

 

Scheduled refresh and real-time streaming are not the same thing.  A scheduled refresh is a limited number of refreshes per day (based on your license type).  A real-time dataset is "real time" and not limited by a set number of refreshes. You also have to have a specific type of dataset.  This article helps explain the requirements: Real-time streaming in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Docs