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Redirect Pivot Table from Local Dataset to Power BI Service
Sergei, thank you for the quick reply.
We used Power BI simply because we didn't know it was possible to publish the dataset directly from Excel. But, even if we had published it from Excel, wouldn't we have the same issue? All the Pivot Tables still point to the local dataset. How do we point them to the Power BI service?
Or alternatively, is there a way to get the Excel data model to refresh automatically? If we launch Excel and Refresh All the spreadhseet becomes unusable for 2 hours and locks up Excel. So, we were trying to let the refresh happen in Power Bi and keep the Excel file skinny by referring to the cloud.
If there is a better way we would love to know about it.
Thanks!
Eric,
Power BI Desktop is only not needed extra step which complicates the maintenanace if you'd like to change the model from time to time.
As for the refresh - not sure. With Power BI scheduled refresh you will update your data model in background. But it won't refresh Pivot Tables /Charts connected to your data model. You'll need Refresh All in any case, but another connections will be refreshed.