Unable to create measure in Power BI Service

[Edwin_J]

Hi,

I am wondering if is there any way to create measures in Power BI Service, I know it's possible in Power BI desktop, but is there a way to do it in Power BI service? or is there a way for me to refresh the .pbix file on the Desktop without refreshing the entire dataset?

I never created the base report on the PBI desktop and tried to create a report in the Service but it is proving difficult.

Does anyone else face a similar situation? Any help would be appreciated!

[Edwin_J]

Is it possible to create new measures in PBI Service using external tools such as Tabular editor?

[v-rongtiep-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Edwin_J ,

You can't create a measure in the service.

Probably the developer needs to republish after making necessary amendments.

You can perform a one-time, manual refresh in Power BI Desktop by selecting Refresh on the Home ribbon. When you select Refresh here, the data in the file’s model is refreshed with updated data from the original data source. This kind of refresh, entirely from within the Power BI Desktop application itself, is different from manual or scheduled refresh in Power BI, and it’s important to understand the distinction.

Refreshed data in the dataset is not synchronized back to the file on the local drive.

More details: Refresh a dataset created from a Power BI Desktop file - local - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

If it does not help, please provide more details with your desired.

Best Regards
Community Support Team _ Polly

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[shreyamukkawar]

Hi @Edwin_J 

You can not create a measure in PBI Service. 

For refresh you need to schedule refreshed local file, then you need a personal gateway. The personal gateway is only available with Power BI Pro. It installs and runs as a service on your computer.

Best Regards,
Shreya

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