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Sirui Sun on 18 Jan 2017 06:23:08

Extend the existing email subscription feature to allow me to specify exactly *when* the email is sent out - e.g. send me the email at 2pm every Monday.

More information about the existing 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 04 Feb 2019 01:27:57

Thanks for all your votes! We recently shipped this capability in the Power BI service - you can read more about it here - https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/e-mail-subscription-time-based-scheduling-now-available/

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7973aa2a 535a-40fc-ad14-319feef46728 on 05 Jul 2020 23:28:47

RE: Allow customization of email subscription schedule

Having an email everytime it refreshed would be great

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44f3b35e 1703-4c07-8278-f705cff1ab9a on 05 Jul 2020 23:25:20

RE: Allow customization of email subscription schedule

Are there any updates on when this can be implemented? This functionality was available way back in the Crystal Report days (2008 I think?) and seems to be a standard in all reporting services today.

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1d9ba5d7 0c41-44f7-a7a4-9740889c4961 on 05 Jul 2020 23:24:57

RE: Allow customization of email subscription schedule

It would be nice to have a weekdays only option.

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1ea6e093 26cb-410f-a9fd-7419c287b7d7 on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:18

RE: Allow customization of email subscription schedule

The subscription scheduled should have the below options for users to choose from...

1. Daily (Should be able to specify what time of day.)
2. Weekly (Should be able to specify what day and time.)
3. Monthly (Should be able to specify what date and time.)
4. Every time the dataset is refreshed.
5. Send email now.

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79fb3f64 1789-4c4e-a7b1-14bfbd72e338 on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:05

RE: Allow customization of email subscription schedule

This would be a great feature and huge improvement. Have a report that is updated weekly, but it would be really good to choose the time, such that the user can receive the report weekly, by selecting the day before they have their weekly meeting.
One of the largest challenges by introducing Power BI to new customers is starting to use it. This definetely would help us a lot.

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c94d3d99 08b5-45f3-abb3-e8efed3a2c41 on 05 Jul 2020 23:22:55

RE: Allow customization of email subscription schedule

It would be great to be able to get an email when ever the report/data has changed!

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ec99b53d 0956-410b-994c-e14ea20f0433 on 05 Jul 2020 23:17:53

RE: Allow customization of email subscription schedule

SAP or Crystal Reports had this report scheduling function way back in 2008. Will it be a good time for Microsoft Power BI to keep up in 2018? We need it in 2008 and we need it now.

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6c099fc5 3d09-41a8-a384-81f34b6553db on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:20

RE: Allow customization of email subscription schedule

Very useful feature if we could specify that email is sent once a month for users to check the report.

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1ded83c7 448d-4958-b3b0-3ab06a22f4a7 on 05 Jul 2020 23:14:20

RE: Allow customization of email subscription schedule

Our users need a report every morning when they come in and right now we are not able to provide that with the current functionality

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b565bf94 ee1a-4624-a691-f525129e563b on 05 Jul 2020 23:08:25

RE: Allow customization of email subscription schedule

If a user subscribe for day then he should get a snapshot of the report with only the days data as in case of SSRS