Issue in PowerPoint / Power BI plugin - Embed Power Bi report can't show preloaded objects

Copper Contributor

Hello everyone,

i have integrated various Power BI graphics that show live data into a PowerPoint report using the URL. The graphics with the live data were automatically reloaded, after the respective slide was clicked on. If the slides were not clicked and the entire report was exported as a PDF instead, the graphics that were loaded the last time were displayed.

 

You can also see it in the preview on slide 3: the objects shown there were loaded the last time.

 

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For some reason, for the last two weeks, when the graphics have been reloaded and the PowerPoint report has been saved and reopened, the preview no longer shows the last loaded graphics, but blue hexagons. The blue hexagons only disappear when I click on the slide and the graphics have been automatically reloaded. If I don't do this step, i.e. click through each individual slide but click on PDF export straight away, the PDF export shows the blue hexagons again. The problem is, however, that due to time constraints, I can't always click on each individual slide, but only on a few slides, and the rest of the slides including the graphics they contain should remain unchanged.

 

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How can I ensure that the last loaded graphics are restored and that the blue hexagons do not appear?

Thanks for any help!

 

 

3 Replies

@PBI_User 

 

Would suggest check and fix on below:

 

1. Make sure latest version of Power BI and PowePoint

2. Check Power BI Embed Settings

3. Use Power BI service instead of embedding the graphics directly

 

@Kidd_Ip 

 

1. After this issue came up, i updated both Power BI and O365/PowerPoint but this Problem still exists

2. Can you show a image with what you mean? Do you mean the live data option? I've selected this:unkownggg.jpg

3. Unfortunately, using Power BI service is not a short-term solution as the report consists of over 200 pages and rebuilding it would take too much time

 

In general, i wouldnt change the report but rather understand, what causes this problem and how I can restore the old status

 

Hi everyone, does anyone have any other suggestions on how I can solve the problem or a tip on where I can look for further help? Thanks!