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Anonymous
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8 years ago
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Update Report published to web

Hi, 

 

I have created a report in PBI Desktop, published it to the service, and then to the web. Then I realised there was a spelling mistake in one of the table titles, so republished to the service and then again to the web. In powerbi.com the file has been updated, but in the web version it hasn't. I have been provided with the same long url as the previous publish to web.

 

Does anyone know why, or perhaps how long it takes for the web version to updated in line with the version that's correctly published to the service?

 

Many thanks!

 

Matt

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  • v-yulgu-msft's avatar
    v-yulgu-msft
    8 years ago

    Hi Anonymous,

     

    For this problem, you could try these workarounds:

     

    • Edit the report, change the table titles directly on service side.
    • Remove the original dataset and report stored on service, after modifying the table titles on desktop, re-publish it to service.

     

    With above two ways, the report will update at once on service as well as on public web.

     

    Best regards,
    Yuliana Gu

4 Replies

  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
    Community Champion
    8 years ago

    It often takes some time for the web version to update, I believe that there is caching going on.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      8 years ago

      Greg_Deckler OK thanks for the info, just wanted to check it wasn´t happening just to me!

       

      Matt

  • v-yulgu-msft's avatar
    v-yulgu-msft
    Microsoft Employee
    8 years ago

    Hi Anonymous,

     

    For this problem, you could try these workarounds:

     

    • Edit the report, change the table titles directly on service side.
    • Remove the original dataset and report stored on service, after modifying the table titles on desktop, re-publish it to service.

     

    With above two ways, the report will update at once on service as well as on public web.

     

    Best regards,
    Yuliana Gu

    • miken72's avatar
      miken72
      Helper I
      6 years ago

      Hello all,

       

      I want to update the datasets used by already Web-published Power BI reports. I don't have the Power BI server, only the desktop application and my account on the PowerBI online development site

       

      Just to to check that I understand correctly - in order to refresh or update the datasets of my already published-to-Web PowerBI report I need to:

       

      1. Delete it from my account in the online development service

      2. Go back to my desktop application and re-publish the report.

      3. Back in my account of the online development service I need to then re-publish the report to the Web

       

      Is this correct?

       

      If this is the case then when I re-publish the report does it get a new URL or does it's old URL (of the version of the Web-published report I deleted, i.e. want to update the dataset of) stay the same?

       

      I ask this as I don't really want to have to send a new URL to a PowerBI report to my users just because I have updated the data in it.

      Be great to hear if I am on the right track with this, or, if I have missunderstood the process then please let me know how to update the data of already Web-published Power BI reports

       

      Thanks in advance