Is it possible to use Power BI Report Builder to connect to a SharePoint list?
It seems that it was possible to do that with the old SSRS Report Builder - link.
I would like to Build a SSRS-like report with Power BI using different SharePoint lists as Data Sources. I tried to use the Power BI Desktop app to build a report but I couldn't matrix/tables/sections repetitions.
In the latest update(July 2019) of Power BI Report Builder, you can use NON-PREMIUM datasets from Power BI Service as a data-source for Report Builder.
So you can simply create a Dashboard in Power BI desktop from any SharePoint list and publish it in your work-space. To create a dataset from a SharePoint list, go to Get Data > Online Services > SharePoint online list and add fill in the details. Then Publish your dashboard in your workspace.
Once that is done, you can use that dataset in your report builder.
Check the image below:
Note: You can also Schedule a Refresh on your dataset so that your data is up-to-date.
Get data->More, you could find SharePoint Online List option.
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I am currently working on a project that involves using Azure DevOps as the main management tool. However, our team has decided to analyze the data generated in the platform through Power BI reports. As such, there are some attachments in the work items that we would like to see displayed in PBI, is there any way to do this?
There are multiple ways to connect to the powerbi to devops and get the work item data. Such as by using analytical view, oData queries and oData feed, etc.
To Create power bi reports using analytical view first you have to import data in the power bi, this can be done by selecting azure devops as an option in the Online service tab which itself is in the get data tab in the powerbi destop app
getdata -> online options -> azure devops
After that it will ask you for organization and team and ask you to login to your devops account too.
After this a popup will immerge and in which you can select the work items data based upon the duration time which has passed such today, last 30 days, entire history, etc.
Refer the following documentation
I am trying to export the Power BI data in to sharepoint as a list. I tried it by using the embedded sharep0int link and created a page in SharePoint and gave the link, but the data is showing as exactly it is showing in the power BI. I want the Power BI data to sit in a sharepoint as a list. Please check the below image of Power BI data and I want this data to be exported as lists in sharepoint. Please help.
I want to show KPIs (Key Performance Indicator) on my SharePoint. My Datasource will be my TFS (Azure DevOps). For example showing the planned and finished Tasks for a Sprint on SharePoint and generate a graph out of it.
I saw that in Microsoft PowerApps - which are integrateable in my SharePoint-View - there are DevOps-Connectors, but i didnt rly saw a possibility to aggregate my task-statistics (planned / finished in a sprint) and show them.
Solution
Writing a C#-Backend that has a TFS-Client running.
Can I use this for a Power-App-CustomConnector?
Is there another way to acess data in a PowerApp from a REST-API?
Worst Case the Backend will have shedule to create and update SharePoint-Tables with my TFS-Stats
What is the best way to aggregate and show my tfs (azure devOps) statistics on my sharepoint page?
I'd recommend using Power BI, I use it for my Azure DevOps KPIs. You should be able to embed your Power BI reports within SharePoint easily. Power BI has ready-made connectors for aggregating work item data via the new Analytics Views preview feature. You'll want to start by enabling it within your Preview Features:
Once you have the feature enabled, create an analytics view that aggregates the data you'll use in Power BI (or use a default view):
Creating an Analytics View: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/analytics-views-create?view=azure-devops
After that, go ahead and open Power BI to connect to your Analytics View and start composing your KPI dashboard:
Create a Power BI report with a default Analytics view: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/create-quick-report?view=azure-devops
After you've finished your report, embed it within SharePoint:
Power BI - Embed a Report in SharePoint: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/collaborate-share/service-embed-report-spo
I successfully managed to connect a java application to Power BI REST API and managed to create a dataset and added some data.
I can view this data from Power BI web interface, make reports, graph etc.
Is it possible to connect Power BI Desktop to this datasets and create custom reports from there?
I'm asking this because the desktop application seems to be more complete. You can edit column names, merge tables, etc. all things that are not available in the web application.
Thanks all for the help.
The Power BI Desktop does not support connecting to real-time data sets in the Power BI service at this time.
Could you submit this as a request to https://ideas.powerbi.com?
It is possible to use REST API Dataset in Power Bi Desktop since April 2017 and it worked for me in the latest version of Power BI Desktop.
But even though you can create reports based on datasets from Power BI Service, you still cannot edit column names, merge tables, etc.
The features is called Power BI service Live connection.
To establish a connection to the published report, and create your own report based on the published dataset, select Get Data from the Home ribbon in Power BI Desktop, and select Power BI service. You can also select it from Get Data > Online Services > Power BI service.
After the report is finished, you can publish your report by selecting Publish from the Home ribbon in Power BI Desktop.
More details on Power BI documentation page.
I am asked to work on a Dashboard project using Power BI. This will be implemented in Office 365 site. I was unable to find a properly explaining tutorial related to Power BI in office 356. I am having following confusions in Power BI for Office 365.
What is the different between Power BI in Office 365 and MS Office Excel.?
What is the connection betweer Power BI in Office 365 and MS Office Excel.?
Can I create a Power BI report in Office 365 without my locally installed Office Excel?
Is Q & A feature already included in Power BI or is it something else?
Can a Power BI view included in a website component?
What is the different between Excel Web services and Power BI?
Would like know resources for examples of how to ?
Is the following idea correct?
Power BI has the same visualization power as Office Excel Application. We create Visualizations using Power BI in locally using Office Excel and then we upload it to Office 365 and we can Interact with the visualizations as the same in the web?
Is it that everything has to be done in the local Office Excel file noting has to be done in Office 365?
Even though there are data sources configuration for Power BI in Office 365. That is to create Odata?
Thanks in Advance :)
This help document should cover most of these questions:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/power-bi-getting-started-guide-HA104103589.aspx
In short, Power BI for Excel contains the tools to build and create insights:
Power Query to discover and mash up data
Power Pivot to create a analytical model
Power View to visualize
Power Bi for office 365 is for collaboration and consumption ofe the workbooks created in Excel.
Your assumptions are correct, only change is that for the data sources you can use that to refresh your on premise data.
I am also new to this technology and really cant answer all of your question but some I can
Q & A feature is already included in the power bi.
yes you have to prepare your dashboards in locally installed excel and publish them to the power bi site.
You can achieve this by using both MS Office Excel and o365 Office Pro, this would provide you some new addins for power bi like synonyms.
Yes a power bi view can be included in a website component as well, since it is Sharepoint o365 and a HTML or page can be easily embedded to it and a link component can be include into it to point which refers the power bi site.
Now you can also use New Power BI Preview Designer for creating your dashboards.
Regards,
Piyush
Power BI for Office 365 is retired
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-admin-o365portal-retired
Power BI desktop can be downloaded for free and can create data models from heterogeneous data-sources including Excel spread sheets. Power BI is using Excel features like Power Query, Power Pivot etc.
Power BI dataset was formerly known as Power Pivot. Similarly Query Editor in Power BI was formerly known as Power Query.
There is a big difference in the delivery of reports and dashboards as well. Power BI is using Power BI service for this (need a sign-in) The deployments can be on cloud or on-premise, depends on the organisation preferences. There are features to create additional insights, Q & A features as well as security to view an share the report.
See the basic concepts
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/service-basic-concepts