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tonyrutt
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4 years ago
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Time delay?

Not sure if this is even the right board to post this to, but I have a bit of an unusual request, or at least I think it is!   The use case is that users enter data in D365 CRM from which a Power B...
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  • AlexisOlson's avatar
    AlexisOlson
    4 years ago

    The way I've handled a similar situation is to have an internal and external copy of the same report but with different refresh patterns.

     

    The internal copy points to a live (or frequently refreshed) dataset so that it can be checked for issues. Once the live internal copy is checked and approved, the external copy is refreshed to sync up with the approved internal copy and the external dataset is held static until the next approved refresh. This way the external user only ever sees data that has been approved.

     

    That's the basic idea but I'm skipping over a bunch of implementation details but those are going to be highly situation-specific and may not apply to your exact situation.

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AlexisOlson
Super User
4 years ago

The way I've handled a similar situation is to have an internal and external copy of the same report but with different refresh patterns.

 

The internal copy points to a live (or frequently refreshed) dataset so that it can be checked for issues. Once the live internal copy is checked and approved, the external copy is refreshed to sync up with the approved internal copy and the external dataset is held static until the next approved refresh. This way the external user only ever sees data that has been approved.

 

That's the basic idea but I'm skipping over a bunch of implementation details but those are going to be highly situation-specific and may not apply to your exact situation.