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jfontenot on 02 Sep 2017 00:31:50

Just like you can add a mailto:address.com in a list and make it actionable, you should be able to do the same with a phone number, with something like a tel: or callto: prefix. The ability to tap a phone number and make a call would make the phone layout version of a report much more valuable.

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on 18 Apr 2022 21:19:17

RE: Phone Number Links

Many phone systems, such as Cisco, will respond to an URL on the browser formatted as "tel:920-555-1212" and will dial the user's connected deskphone. This is very similar to "mailto:" for launching emails. Power BI web URL will not recognize the "tel:" or "SIP:" tag however. It would also be great to add a phone icon for the phone URL similar to email, http, etc.

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on 18 Apr 2022 21:19:16

RE: Phone Number Links

Please add the ability to use more options for URL's but not limited to tel: and callto:.

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on 18 Apr 2022 21:19:16

RE: Phone Number Links

Teams is a Microsoft product and in order to create a employee interface, it would be great if Power BI not only recongizes mailto Links, but also callto: links.
With callto, I could create interactive room plans linked with the persons and their respective contact data, instead of having to look through Teams.

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on 18 Apr 2022 21:19:16

RE: Phone Number Links

Users of my report want to be able to take action immediately and conveniently by calling or messaging numbers detailed on rows. A URL that activates the default phone or messaging app once clicked would be ideal. This is similar to browser based functionality common to most modern browsers.

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Lynn Diepenbroek on 17 Nov 2021 14:20:56

RE: Phone Number Links

Please make this happen, it would help us so much!

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William Kolesar on 21 Jan 2021 17:18:58

RE: Phone Number Links

Would be awesome to also have recognition of sip: links so that users can click a report in Power BI to start a IM conversation in Teams.

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:13:02

RE: Phone Number Links

This is a big deal - as we work to make dashboards operationally focused, it should be able to easily activate a soft client.

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Power BI User on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:07

RE: Phone Number Links

this would be an awesome feature! I was directly asked to implement this

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Power BI Ideas Admin on 06 Jul 2020 00:02:44

RE: Phone Number Links

With a focus on getting more mobile - we have a massive need for this feature in PowerBI and in PowerApps.

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seaotter on 05 Jul 2020 23:59:18

RE: Phone Number Links

Also please add mailto: as the valid beginning of web URL for buttons

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