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17 TopicsConsume Excel file stored in M-File from PowerBI
Hello, Is there anyone who has configured PowerBI or a Dataflow in a way to consume an Excel file directly from an M-File Vault? By using the "Get Data" from PowerBI, I'm able to find the file from the M-File desktop version I'm using but then, a local copy of it is getting created in my SharePoint personal folder. Unfortunately in this way, the file used by PowerBI is not any more connected with the real source. I've found on the network the suggestion to work in the opposite way around. Something like: - Store the Excel working file in SharePoint - Link PowerBI to SharePoint (very easy) - Copy the file to M-File when approval is needed ... but I need to secure that my PowerBi is using only the latest approved data from the source. Is there any official best practice on this matter that I can use? Thanks!!!1.1KViews0likes2CommentsBUG::semantic model inaccessible when creating a report with Power BI persona
Issue: can't access previously created lakehouse from Power BI persona UI. Clicking on New report --> Pick a published semantic model --> select model, gives the error below: Underlying Error: Capacity operation failed with error code CannotRetrieveModelException Activity ID: d25b479d-6c03-4aee-b6d8-ff034ba450e8 Correlation ID: cb485f01-ca36-a07f-fd98-3610436063fb Request ID: f4dac7ef-cddf-097c-bb38-1f47336bd5e2 Time: Thu Feb 15 2024 04:08:11 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Service version: 13.0.22638.74 Client version: 2402.1.17926-train Cluster URI: https://wabi-canada-central-redirect.analysis.windows.net/ Again, what on earth is going on???Solved12KViews0likes18CommentsNew powerbi semantic model based out of the lakehouse in the workspace is not getting updated
I created a new powerbi semantic model(not the default model present in the lakehouse) based out of the lakehouse in the workspace but the powerbi semantic model is not getting updated when the changes are made in the lakehouse or the dataflow. For example I added a new column in the dataflow which got updated in the lakehouse but not in the powerbi semantic model which was created in the workspace686Views0likes3CommentsAutomate Dataflow export to .json through Power Automate or Azure Logic Apps
I have been doing some internet searches and just have not seen anything around this, but is it possible to use Power Automate (or Azure Logic Apps which I am more familiar with) to create a job to automate the export of Dataflows to .json? I know how use the Azure Logic App Power BI connector to do many of the tasks through there but have not found a way to export Dataflows to .json. I have found a power shell function [Export-PowerBIDataflow] to do it, but that's local to my computer. I like to have a schedule job that exports them so I it's more scheduled and automated for back purposes. Thanks.Solved11KViews0likes11CommentsPower bi scheduled refresh
I have setup a report with a dynamic dataset and a dataflow. Dataflow consists of a dataset which is refreshed daily and hence required a scheduled refresh. The dynamic dataset requires manually refresh once a year. Now after dataflow being refreshed I can see new data in the table but the visuals don't update. The load and direct refresh settings have already been enabled, still the visuals don't update automatically. Please help, thanks in advance.1.3KViews0likes5CommentsFiltering semantic model for end-consumer
Hi everyone, We're implementing an end-to-end solution using Microsoft Fabric, including Dataflows Gen2, Pipelines, Lakehouses, and Warehouses. However, we’re facing a challenge and need your advice regarding the following. Our Workflow: 1. Ingesting data with Dataflow Gen2 for multiple clients into a lakehouse. 2. Enrich this data in another lakehouse. 3. Load the completed data into a warehouse. 4. Creating a semantic model with relationships and measures based on the final warehouse. The Challenge: We need to extract data for a single client into an Excel template, despite having multiple clients' data in the warehouse. Ideally, we want to connect the Excel template to the semantic model (containing measures and data model) linked to the final Data Warehouse and filter this model to load only the data for the selected client into Excel. We're using the "Analyze in Excel" function with the semantic model or a connection string. Previous Approach: Previously, we connected Power BI Desktop to a SQL connection string, filtered client data in Power Query, and published the filtered data to the online service. However, this approach isn't scalable for our growing number of clients. Since we can't update the semantic models when the Power BI Desktop template changes. Options Considered: 1. Direct Connection with Slicers: Connecting the Excel template directly to the semantic model and using slicers to filter client data. This approach loads all rows, affecting performance and potentially exposing other client data. 2. Old Approach: Connecting to the data warehouse, filtering in Power Query, and publishing a separate semantic model. This is not ideal as we want a centralized semantic model from the warehouse. 3. VBA or MDX Queries: Exploring VBA or MDX queries on the connection string, but due to limited experience, I couldn't get it to work. Something like SELECT * FROM [Client] WHERE 'Name' = 'FilteredClientName' in the command text would be something that would be enough. Question: How can we filter a semantic model to show data for only one client before connecting it to Excel with a connection string? Any guidance or alternative approaches would be appreciated. At this point, open to anything. Thank you for your help!Solved4.9KViews0likes8CommentsRefreshment issues
Hello All, I have one PBI report the data source is data flows for the report , initially in which I have taken just one month of data and created all the visuals After that I have taken full data which is having 5 years of data Case 1: I have taken one month data tables and 5 years of daata tables in the same report and when refrehsing 5 years of data tables, refreshing without any issue Case-2 in report only taken 5 years data tables but removed one month data tables, when refreshing giving error 'Failed to save modifications to the server. Error returned: 'There's not enough memory to complete this operation. Please try again later when there may be more memory available. '. Why in 2nd case it is happening evn though i will be having less data size of report why because i have removed one month data tables I have increased max data usage to 64000, disables auto date/time Disables auto detect relationships also Still facing this erroe Can anyone please help me on this Thanks659Views0likes3CommentsCreating Power BI Dataflows in Power BI Report Server
We would like Create Power BI Dataflows similar to Power BI Service in Power BI Report Server. We do have existing dataflow we would like to migrate to Power BI Report server. Please let us know if any solution or steps to create dataflows in Power BI Report serverSolved2.5KViews0likes4CommentsParquet File Loading in Dataflow
Hi I tried loading parquet file from my OneDrive of size 200MB in power bi dataflow but it throw an error of Parquet.Document cannot be used with streamed binary values. It works well with parquet file of smaller size. I am attaching the screenshot with the error. is there any solution for this error?Solved3.4KViews1like6Comments