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Anonymous
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7 years ago
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report charts do not automatically update after dataset refresh

I have a Power BI report that sources from an Excel file on my laptop.  The visualizations are in Import / Scheduled Refresh mode (to be clear, not DirectQuery / Live Connection mode).  I am using th...
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    Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Actually, the reports do update automatically.  However, I just discovered that the Power BI reports are cached in your web browser.  So, to dump the cache, you either have to click on 'Refresh', close out the tab and go back into the service, or close out the browser entirely and go back into the service.  Obviously, those all require manual intervention.  However, in the usual scenario, a report consumer closes his / her web browser at the end of each day anyways, in which case it's a non-issue.