Andrew H on 09 May 2016 16:09:46
Would be great to be able to publish (and optionally upload via web) template files and fill parameters on the fly. Would be great for automated deployment
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RE: Publish template (PBI Api)
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/upload-a-local-pbix-file-using-the-import-api/
RE: Publish template (PBI Api)
'Yes the ability to upload .pbit files with REST API + passing parameters on the fly would mean we can auto-populate new client projects using Embedded with a standard PowerBI report but with parameters specific to that client. Like the URL or connection string to their data.
I can see that reports are now supported in Beta, to me this is less useful. My data can all be pulled in a refreshed through PowerBI Web so uploading the dataset is meaningless.
- Upload template
- Supply parameters
- Return ReportID for my app to use
- Refresh data immediately to populate report
- Allow me to set refresh options on the report or set it for the group or something
= Automated standard reporting for multiple clients using Embedded