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Download .pbix from Service with "Live Connection" - Even if Dataset has Incremental Refresh, etc.

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Kevin H on 11 Dec 2018 23:59:18

If I create a .pbix report file in Power BI Desktop with a "Power BI service" live connection to a dataset in the Service, then publish the report to the Service...and if that dataset has incremental refresh policies...then I cannot subsequently download the .pbix report file with the live connection. It says: "Can't export to Power BI Desktop format. This dataset has some features in it that can't be downloaded to a .pbix file." (Namely, incremental refresh policies.)

This is silly! The .pbix I am trying to download just needs to have the live connection to the dataset, and the report definition. It does not HAVE incremental refresh policies; it only points to a dataset that has incremental refresh policies.

Reports should be more separate from datasets. We have many users publishing reports. Please, I need to be able to download the reports as small .pbix files, with "Power BI service" live connections (and no data) -- no matter what.

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3e458b6a ec46-493e-92e9-134d20f851eb on 06 Jul 2020 00:13:24

RE: Download .pbix from Service with "Live Connection" - Even if Dataset has Incremental Refresh, etc.

This is very crucial. And I agree, this is not a feature infact, its a bug. If we are able to download reports pointing to SSAS in live connection, then why not make this available for reports pointing to incremental load Datasets in LIVE CONNECTION?

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f122742a 934e-47d8-bde3-d8cb0c084ba0 on 06 Jul 2020 00:08:32

RE: Download .pbix from Service with "Live Connection" - Even if Dataset has Incremental Refresh, etc.

This seems more like a service bug because the PBIX being downloaded does not actually have incremental refresh enabled, it shouldn't be treated as a feature request.

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29f6bf6e 023a-472e-aa69-093538539f96 on 05 Jul 2020 23:39:07

RE: Download .pbix from Service with "Live Connection" - Even if Dataset has Incremental Refresh, etc.

I like this idea

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3101328d e4e2-4d82-a3ff-9aefdd878e1e on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:57

RE: Download .pbix from Service with "Live Connection" - Even if Dataset has Incremental Refresh, etc.

I also like this related idea:
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/32760751-download-report-should-always-save-the-pbix-with-a