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Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

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Mey Meenakshisundaram on 11 Nov 2014 09:19:41

I can copy the visual either as image or data table and paste it in other applications.

Administrator on 10 Jul 2020 16:04:38

We recently released the ability to export data from tiles and visuals to a CSV file. This may work for y'all as a workaround until we add the ability to directly copy and paste the visual or data. You can read more about it here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powerbi/archive/2016/01/06/power-bi-service-update-0106.aspx#exportTile. Be sure to let us know what you think about the feature!

Comments (127)

Comments (127)

b64ce5bb 0879-486c-81a3-082246741faf on 06 Jul 2020 00:15:15

RE: Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

Still only planned? Really? This feature is so essential I couldn't imagine that it is not yet implemented...
All the workarounds are so silly and unsatisfying - not really professional. Please implement that - can't be a huge thing.

b9ebb1cd bd44-44e7-9f30-9ce332542c85 on 06 Jul 2020 00:13:06

RE: Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

Export is not the same as copy/paste when the report is embedded to the web. Our company currently does not allow export data due to privacy concerns.

eb738375 59de-4ebc-9462-394738714875 on 06 Jul 2020 00:11:33

RE: Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

My colleague learned BI through Tableau. He says "We are trying to copy from a Microsoft product to the clipboard, why can Tableau do this so much better than Power BI?"

Please promote this feature guys! surely a quick win

46fa3847 2bab-46f5-8adf-41f612483454 on 06 Jul 2020 00:09:38

RE: Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

Biggest problem for me is for my customers to be able to copy visuals and the data behind them into Word documents, PDFs, etc.
It's the most requested feature.
At present they have to use Snip...! So unprofessional.
If I had $5,000 per month then I could upgrade to P1 Premium and use Paginated Reports.....which, like 99% of users, I don't have that kind of money.

c97ae48a d60e-47af-950a-2be185321434 on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:31

RE: Copy/paste the data behind the visual in Power BI to other applications

Wow,.. Planned and under development for 5 years?

Ok lets break this down.

1. Why do we need this feature?
A: Many END users only need copy of visualisation / data table for Excel spreadsheet or power point. They need it asap & ready for small changes.

2. Why the workaround isn´t working ?
A: Workaround loses the table style & formating during the export.
Step 1. save *.csv. step 2. Do "text to columns". Step 3. format the table. This might be really fast and easy for power users but it´s huge hurdle for some END-users.