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Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

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Ezaz Ahamad on 02 Aug 2016 15:29:23

There must be an option to refresh data through schedule in power bi desktop application. Please add this important feature.

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Thanks, this was shipped in June, please see the blog post here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-june-2020-feature-summary/#_APR

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

RE: Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

You must add an option in order to refresh data through schedule, in power bi desktop.

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Aimee Marsden on 05 Jul 2020 23:52:39

RE: Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

This not being available is literally the one floor in my new MI landscape, please make the automation of data refresh and upload onto the server from the desktop version available.

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Janelle Saunders on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:44

RE: Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

Desktop PowerBI being able to autorefresh

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Lorenzo on 05 Jul 2020 23:50:12

RE: Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

This idea has been posted almost 3yrs ago and I'm pretty sure it may be a great improvement for Power BI: it should be possible to set a timer but also to set the refresh every time the data set is modified/updated

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Michael Hodges on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:53

RE: Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

Yes, being able to auto refresh in Power Bi Desktop would be extremely beneficial. And if possible, it would be nice to be able to refresh at whatever time interval, even if its every 10 seconds.

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kirsty on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:48

RE: Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

Come on ... why has this not been implemented yet? It would save me loads of time if my data could be refreshed ready for me coming into work.

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:04

RE: Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

Agree. All documentation points to scheduling a refresh in the web version however, my data is linked to a Sharepoint site and from what I am seeing in the web version, the updates do not reflect until I refresh and publish via the desktop application.

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Gwilym Hughes on 05 Jul 2020 23:49:01

RE: Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

I will happily code this for you, i would take a very short amount of time, but would help massively! My refresh takes about 3.5h just to update with the latest data (because you cant just add that it seems to the table), would be great if this could be done before i need to look at my data!

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Ahmad on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:42

RE: Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

The only reason I can see for Microsoft not implementing auto refresh on Desktop is because they want the user to pay for Service and 365.

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Steve on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:15

RE: Auto refresh data in Power BI desktop

I agree. This would be very beneficial.