Troubleshooting Refresh - Sharepoint -> PowerApps-> Power BI

[Kds1113]

I have a PowerApps flow that is set up to refresh my PowerBI dataset based on a trigger.  The trigger is functioning, and my PowerBI dataset says it's refreshed, but the report isn't refreshing, and neither is the live dashboard I created, which I reference in PowerApps.  If I manually refresh the workbook, then everything else updates fine.  So I'm trying to figure out why my dataset is refreshing but it's not updating the report.  Does it only update on set intervals (how frequently?) and not automatically?

Thanks!

[Kds1113]

@v-zhangti , thanks for your reply.  I'm learning some of this as I go so hopefully I'm referring to the right thing with the right term... I have a LIST in sharepoint.  Power BI uses that sharepoint list as it source.  I have a powerautomate workflow set to refresh the Power BI workbook 8 times a day (as I read somewhere that's the limit).  I hope this answered our question. I don't believe OneDrive is involved.

[v-zhangti]

Hi, @Kds1113 

Unlike a dataset refresh during which Power BI imports data from a data source into a dataset, OneDrive refresh synchronizes datasets and reports with their source files. By default, Power BI checks about every hour if a dataset connected to a file on OneDrive or SharePoint Online requires synchronization.

If your workbook is stored in Sharepoint, can you confirm if it is a OneDrive refresh? If you make changes to your file on OneDrive, or SharePoint Online, like add new measures, change column names, or edit visualizations, once you save, those changes are updated in Power BI too, usually within about an hour.

For reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/refresh-data 

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/refresh-excel-file-onedrive 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Charlotte

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