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Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

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Shawn Davis on 19 Aug 2015 23:26:55

Pro users have the ability to schedule refresh for daily (intra day) and weekly. For some datasets, monthly is the right cadence. Can we have a scheduled refresh option that is Monthly (and lets us choose which day of the month the refresh is to occur)?

Administrator on 21 Oct 2022 02:42:32

10/20/2022 - under review - Mo

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:59:03

RE: Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

This thread is hilarious.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:58:36

RE: Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

Is this the desktop version of power bi or the gateway that needs updating? I currently have no option for monthly refresh through a gateway

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:58:25

RE: Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

Monthly is an option, I see it in my PBI Schedule? Maybe you just haven't updated for a long time.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:58:25

RE: Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

I have this option in Version 1.5.7074.36177 (May 2019)

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:57:40

RE: Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

Please update this... it would be helpful we could specify not only the daily, weekly but also bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly etc. Allow the users to select frequency (daily, weekly and monthly) and the number of repetitions (enter an integer for the selected frequency, 2-weeks for every 2 weeks, starting from selected date)

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Neha Raj on 05 Jul 2020 23:57:36

RE: Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

This is a basic need, Please provide it in the next release.

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Grey on 05 Jul 2020 23:56:21

RE: Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

Would be incredibly important, also to send monthly updates to users of reports.

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Harry Chapman on 05 Jul 2020 23:56:00

RE: Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

Daily and Weekly is pointless, c'mon Microsoft

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Omar Williams on 05 Jul 2020 23:55:35

RE: Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

'+1 For this as well - As a Power BI Consultant it is one the most frequently asked questions by my clients. This should be one of the top priorities in the next update. Come on MS we believe in you

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Mathew Somers on 05 Jul 2020 23:55:12

RE: Add "monthly" as a scheduled refresh option

'+1 for this also - seems so long to wait for monthly, quarterly, fiscal periods, yearly scheduled reports.