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  1. Download and Install PowerBI on the SQL server

  2. Configure PowerBI to point to the Insights database

  3. Populate the report with Insights data

  4. Publish the report to the PowerBI service

  5. Download and Install the data gateway to facilitate scheduled refresh of datasets on the PowerBi service

  6. Configure a scheduled refresh

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You can download PowerBI using this link https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=58494

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Connect PowerBI to

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the Insights database

After installation open PowerBI and login with the customer credentials

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Your dataset is now loaded, the next step is to Publish this to the Power BI Service

Publish dataset to Power BI service

From the ribbon in Power BI Desktop click Publish. You will then be prompted “Do you want to save your changes?”. Click Save here.

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Now click on the profile in Power BI desktop, and click Power BI service to open the browser version of Power BI.

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Set up gateway

The data gateway is used to open a connection from the server and database to the online Power BI service. This is necessary to be able to refresh the data from anywhere and set up schedules refresh.

Visit https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/gateway/ and download the Power BI gateway (personal mode) on the server.

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After the download has completed, browse to the files location, right click the application and select Run as administrator - If the installer gives a warning that .NET needs to be updated, go to https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework and download recommended version.

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