I am trying to export multiple pages in one report to excel (same spreadsheet) with the filters.
Is there any way I can do it?
You can't export Power BI visuals to Excel for whatever reason. However, you can use Analyze in Excel to live connect to the Power BI dataset and then rebuild Power BI tables and matrices with Pivot tables. Note that this doesn't work with Power BI's implicit measures but explicit (DAX) measures only.
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I'm trying to have multiples reports with same dataset in a single workspace with Power BI.
I know i have to use "Power BI dataset" in Power BI Desktop.
But everytime i publish, it create a direct query new dataset instead of use the precedent one.
Any idea ?
Thanks for your help !
In the Power BI Service, you can click on the ellipsis of the dataset and Create report.
I have an SSAS Tabular model composed of a fact table and 3 dimensions.
I want to understand what is the difference between creating the relationships in the tabular model in advance comparing to import the tables or using a direct query and then create the relationships in Power BI ?
If you DirectQuery to SSAS Tabular, then the measures and relationships should already be included.
Power BI essentially is SSAS Tabular under the hood, so the calculations should be the same whether you build your model in Power BI Desktop or SSAS Tabular. The difference is where you're running it. If you have SSAS Tabular on a strong server, DirectQuery might be faster than running the computations locally in Power BI Desktop.
I'm looking for a way to automatically export data from Power BI visualizations to CSV or excel. If you click on the more options on each visualization, it gives you the option to export the underlying data used to create each visual
Is there a way to make Power Bi export the data every time the dashboard is refreshed? I tried using power automate within Power Bi to export the data and it works but it seems there isn't a way to schedule the button to run every time the data is refreshed.
I'd recommend using Analyze in Excel instead of exporting from the visual, since it estabishes a live OLAP connection directly to the Power BI dataset which is always up-to-date. And in contrast to exports from visuals it gives you access to the whole data model and doesn't come with a row limit.
I want to know if I can use Power BI to create reports in Excel? I want a well formatted report we present before clients.
Clients provide us data in SQL. I use statistical analysis tools. The analysed numbers are in SQL again. I have Power BI on my laptop. I want to know if I can build any process where I can create excel reports from the SQL server numbers?
I do use PBI for creating charts and graphs which I later manually paste in excel reports. But have no idea if complete report making is possible.
Can anyone elaborate??
Thanks!!
Power BI is (mostly) the combination of two Excel plugins, Power Query (Get data from Excel 2016 onwards) and Power Pivot. The visual/report layer is an advanced version of Power View in Excel.
You have two options. First you can use Excel to have the Power BI experience in getting and connecting the data together. For this method you will use the Power Query (M) and Power Pivot (DAX) parts, these are the same as getting data and using the relationship designer in Power BI. If you are currently copying and pasting visuals from Power BI into Excel, then this method would be the best way. You may want to create your visuals in Excel, and format them to a Power BI look and feel.
The second option is to create the dataset in Power BI, getting and transforming the data, then publishing it to the service. You can then use 'Analyze in Excel' to connect Excel to the dataset and surface the data in Excel.
I would recommend not copy and pasting visuals from Power BI to Excel as you lose the benefits of Power BI's interactivity, just use the normal charts, slicers and other tools in Excel. By using the first option, you are keeping the workflow in one application without any convoluted steps back and forth, and anything you learn and use in Power Query and Power Pivot you can use in Power BI.
I am new to Power BI and trying to build a report for one of our business requirements. I have access to a Power BI dataset which I imported in the Power BI desktop version. I also need to import an excel file placed in SharePoint/OneDrive and merge the data in these two sources. When I am trying to do this, I am getting the below error.
Is this feature not available in Power BI?
If not, is there a way to achieve this objective?
You are connected to a Tabular SSAS cube or Power BI Service dataset, you can't add other data sources.
You can only mix data source types in the modes direct query and import. See the limitations section of the MS docs
One option would be to recreate the Tabular data model in Power BI, over the base table/views it is based on in direct query mode, then add the SharePoint list, or add it as a table in the Tabular/Power BI Service Dataset