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Re-pointing reports/dashboards at different data sources

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Nithya Subramaniam on 25 Mar 2015 10:16:45

Ability to build reports/dashboards pointing to a data source (database in the Development / UAT machine) and then use the same reports/dashboards pointing to another data source (in the Production machine.

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:10:57

RE: Re-pointing reports/dashboards at different data sources

We need to be able to point a report / dashboard at a different container in Blob storage. The file names and types (either CSV or XML per Msft recommendation) reside in a different container for a different client. How does an organization REUSE that report / dashboard against a different cotainer?!

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Andrew on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:21

RE: Re-pointing reports/dashboards at different data sources

This would be so big - would be great to see this!

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:52:42

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I have 100 internal customers who all need the same dashboards/reports just with a different data source. Is there a way to re-use dashboards?

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Décio on 05 Jul 2020 23:43:19

RE: Re-pointing reports/dashboards at different data sources

It is very time consuming to make dashboards and them change the source manually.

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Mike Bernier on 05 Jul 2020 23:35:38

RE: Re-pointing reports/dashboards at different data sources

We are just beginning to roll out PBIRS and our first clients are hitting this issue. They cannot access production systems, so an admin (me) has to pull their reports into Desktop, change the data source credentials, and re-upload. Very time-consuming and not a big confidence-builder for our client.

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Dan Robbins on 05 Jul 2020 23:31:49

RE: Re-pointing reports/dashboards at different data sources

Can't this be done already by using parameters to define your connection string?

https://biinsight.com/power-bi-desktop-query-parameters-part-1/

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Dennis Faust on 05 Jul 2020 23:26:14

RE: Re-pointing reports/dashboards at different data sources

Interested in the progress with this issue? This is definitely a basic BI requirement.

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Ashley on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:23

RE: Re-pointing reports/dashboards at different data sources

Is this something that is available now in PowerBI?

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Christine M. on 05 Jul 2020 23:18:20

RE: Re-pointing reports/dashboards at different data sources

Please do something about this.

We should not be redeveloping everything when moving from PROD - UAT - DEV...

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Alex Stein on 05 Jul 2020 23:08:40

RE: Re-pointing reports/dashboards at different data sources

Facing the same challenges.