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Accompanying breakdown for this slide deck
- Your Power BI Report is Ready. Now What?
Power BI Desktop
- The application for building reports
- Where you design and create data models
- You develop all visuals and dashboards here
- Think of it as the 'authoring' tool
- It is a free Windows application
- You save your work as a .pbix file
Power BI Service
- The online platform for sharing
- Accessed via a web browser
- This is where you publish your reports
- Hosts and secures your data content
- Enables sharing and collaboration features
- Often referred to as 'the cloud'
Publishing Your Report
- Open your .pbix file in Desktop
- Click the 'Publish' button on the ribbon
- Select your destination workspace
- The service processes and uploads the data
- Your report is now live online
- Refresh schedules are managed in the service
Understanding Workspaces
- Workspaces are like shared folders
- They group related reports and dashboards
- My Workspace is for your personal use
- Create new workspaces for teams or projects
- Workspaces have roles: Admin, Member, Contributor, Viewer
- Apps package workspaces for broad distribution
Sharing Reports Securely
- Share with individuals directly via email
- Set permissions: View or Build access
- Recipients need a Power BI license
- Avoid attaching .pbix files in emails
- Use Microsoft Groups for easier management
- Always audit your sharing permissions regularly
Exporting Data & Pages
- Users can export summarized data to .csv
- Export visuals to PDF, PowerPoint, or .png
- Admins can restrict export capabilities
- Exporting does not share the underlying dataset
- Be mindful of data security when exporting
- Use subscriptions to email report snapshots
Embedding Reports
- Embed securely in SharePoint Online
- Embed in public websites with publish to web
- Publish to web creates a public link
- Use the secure embed feature for internal sites
- Always validate embedding permissions
- Private embedding requires user authentication
Best Practices Recap
- Publish to the service, don't email files
- Use workspaces to organize content logically
- Share via apps for a clean user experience
- Grant the least privileged access needed
- Regularly review who has access to what
- Always consider data security first