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Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

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Sirui Sun on 18 Jan 2017 05:41:11

Extend the email subscriptions feature, currently in public preview, to include support for email snapshots of reports in specific filter/slicer states.

More information about the feature can be found here: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-email-subscriptions-in-power-bi-stay-informed-when-it-matters/

Administrator on 31 Mar 2018 12:28:59

Hey everyone - we're working on enabling this feature soon. Stay tuned for updates.

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fe7a78db a073-4074-aacf-55ceb212fe6e on 05 Jul 2020 23:21:49

RE: Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

Very important feature

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529c3b09 e9f8-4542-86be-ee746973d27d on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:38

RE: Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

User states are now saved, so hopefully subscription will take advantage of this. I would like to see a picture of the last filter state I set when the gateway refreshes rather than default filter settings.

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c5031443 8718-493a-9a31-49363bd9318a on 05 Jul 2020 23:07:43

RE: Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

Also a must have for us... Without the possibility to include filter and slicer settings in a subscription the subscription feature is more or less useless.

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8cfd0205 f1dd-4920-9657-558447bce3f3 on 05 Jul 2020 23:02:18

RE: Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

This is something that is a "Must Have"!.... Currently with date range the subscription only shows the range of data from the last date the report was saved and does not included the most current data after data has been refreshed... For example I saved report changes on October 10th, data has been refreshed everyday and sends the report snapshot, but the the date range selected in the screenshot does not include the time frame for October 11 through todays date...

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746da91f 624f-4222-899b-48ba469fd695 on 05 Jul 2020 22:52:20

RE: Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

Enabling Power BI to save several filter states for scenario analysis would be helpful

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37635ec5 fc2a-450e-bbb7-20a0e2a455ca on 05 Jul 2020 22:51:40

RE: Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

Did you get enough feedback?

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57c9b0f0 eae8-4b80-bf67-b37648429d76 on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:01

RE: Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

We need to send the reports by property to various teams and to the management. it would be great if we subscribe and send via email.

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d0aca558 5e84-498a-9cd8-6d63f1fe0aea on 05 Jul 2020 22:38:36

RE: Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

I want to send mails to 10 partners by filter related each partners for weekly reports.
and send mail to 100 division managers by filter related each division for monthly reports.

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40d098e1 df2f-4bb1-8166-631027822354 on 05 Jul 2020 22:38:34

RE: Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

Yes this is critical! But this is a BIG powerBI problem in general, viewing a report, what filters are selected? Looking at a PowerBI mobile dashboard, jee I wonder what filers are selected, looking at a PowerBI email report snapshot, hmmm I wonder what filers are selected, get emailed a PowerBI 'alerts', hmm I wonder what filers are applied to this 'alerts' value. Is it just me or this not an issue through the entire PowerBi experience?????? Microsoft I love PowerBI but PLEASE resolve this asap. Without this the user has no context to the data he is analysing, is this not the most important thing in BI, the context of information ?????

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83944189 7366-43ee-8227-fef2966d1ee0 on 05 Jul 2020 22:38:24

RE: Subscribe to email snapshots of reports in *specific filter/slicer states*

Be sure to allow for subscribing to the same report in multiple states (same report, multiple subscriptions, each with a different filter state).