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To create Power BI reports for Power BI Report Server, you need to download and install the version of Power BI Desktop that's optimized for Power BI Report Server. This release is different from the Power BI Desktop used with the Power BI service. For example, the version of Power BI Desktop for the Power BI service includes preview features. Those features aren't in the Power BI Report Server version until they're generally available. Using this release makes sure that the report server can interact with a known version of the reports and model.
Not to worry. You can install Power BI Desktop, and Power BI Desktop optimized for Power BI Report Server, side by side on the same computer.
Download and install Power BI Desktop
The easiest way to be sure you have the most up-to-date version of Power BI Desktop optimized for Power BI Report Server is to start from the web portal of your report server.
- In the report server web portal, select the Download arrow > Power BI Desktop.Or go to the Power BI Report Server home page and select Advanced download options.
- In the Download Center page, select a language, then select Download.
- Depending on your computer, select:
- PBIDesktopRS.msi (the 32-bit version) or
- PBIDesktopRS_x64.msi (the 64-bit version).
- After you download the installer, run the Power BI Desktop Setup Wizard.
- At the end of the installation, select Launch Power BI Desktop.It starts automatically and you're ready to go.
Verify you're using the correct version
It's easy to verify that you're using the correct Power BI Desktop: Look at the launch screen or title bar within Power BI Desktop. You can tell you have the right version because Power BI Desktop (October 2020) is in the title bar. Also, the Power BI logo colors are reversed, yellow on black instead of black on yellow.
The version of Power BI Desktop for the Power BI service doesn't have the month and year in the title bar.
File extension association
Say you've installed both Power BI Desktop and Power BI Desktop optimized for Power BI Report Server on the same machine. Your most recent installation of Power BI Desktop has the file association with .pbix files. Thus, when you double-click a .pbix file, it launches the Power BI Desktop you installed most recently.
If you have Power BI Desktop and then install Power BI Desktop optimized for Power BI Report Server, all .pbix files open in Power BI Desktop optimized for Power BI Report Server by default. If you would rather have Power BI Desktop be the default to launch when opening a .pbix file, reinstall Power BI Desktop from the Microsoft Store.
You can always open the version of Power BI Desktop you want to use first. And then open the file from within Power BI Desktop.
Here's the safest way to always open the correct version of Power BI Desktop. Start editing a Power BI report from within Power BI Report Server, or create a new Power BI report from the Power BI service.
Considerations and limitations
Power BI reports in Power BI Report Server, in the Power BI service (
https://app.powerbi.com
), and in the Power BI mobile apps act almost exactly the same, but a few features are different.Selecting a language
For Power BI Desktop optimized for Power BI Report Server, you select the language when you install the app. You can't change it after, but you can install a version in another language.
Report visuals in a browser
Power BI Report Server reports support almost all visualizations, including Power BI visuals. Power BI Report Server reports don’t support:
- R visuals
- ArcGIS maps
- Breadcrumbs
- Power BI Desktop preview features
Reports in the Power BI mobile apps
Power BI Report Server reports support all the basic functionality in the Power BI mobile apps, including:
- Phone report layout: You can optimize a report for the Power BI mobile apps. On your mobile phone, optimized reports have a special icon , and layout.
Power BI Report Server reports don’t support these features in the Power BI mobile apps:
- R visuals
- ArcGIS maps
- Power BI visuals
- Breadcrumbs
- Geo filtering or bar codes
Custom Security
Power BI Desktop optimized for Power BI Report Server does not support custom security. If your Power BI Report Server is configured with a custom security extension, you can't save a Power BI report from Power BI Desktop (optimized for Power BI Report Server) to the Power BI Report Server instance. You need to save the .pbix report file from Power BI Desktop and upload it to the Power BI Report Server portal site.
Saving reports to a Power BI Report Server in a different domain
When you save a Power BI report to Power BI Report Server, your Windows credentials are used. Saving directly to a report server in a different domain to your Windows credentials is not supported. You can use a web browser to view the report server and manually upload the file from your machine instead.
Next steps
Now that you have Power BI Desktop installed, you can start creating Power BI reports.
Create a Power BI report for Power BI Report Server
What is Power BI Report Server?
What is Power BI Report Server?
More questions? Try asking the Power BI Community
These are the course notes for the “Introduction to Power BI” course given by the Monash Bioinformatics Platform for the Monash Data Fluency initiative. Our teaching style is based on the style of The Carpentries.
During this workshop we will be using Power BI Desktop installed on your computer. There are several ways to download Power BI Desktop, depending on which system you use.
1. Windows
- Windows Store
The first option is to visit Windows Store to get the Power BI Desktop app and install it. Note that the system requirements is Windows 10 version 14393.0 or higher.
If you are using a Monash machine, try searching “Power BI” in “Software Center” and install it. For questions concerning installation on a Monash machine, you may contact eSolutions for help.
- Power BI website
You can also download Power BI Desktop from the Power BI website and install it as an application on your computer.
- Power BI service
Or if you prefer Power BI Service, you can get it by clicking the “Download” button in the upper right and selecting “Power BI Desktop”. To use Power BI service, you may need to sign in your Microsoft account.
After the setup process, you will be able to see the following Start Screen.
2. MacOS
Power BI Desktop is not available on Macs. However, you can run a Windows session on your Mac via BootCamp or using a similar application.
3. Linux
Currently it is not possible to install Power BI desktop on Linux. You can choose to install it on a Windows Virtual Machine like VirtualBox or using a similar application.
After installing Power BI Desktop, you can sign up for Power BI using your Monash account here. By signing in the Power BI Desktop, you will be able to save your work and later publish it to the Power BI service.
Data
Download the data file
gap-minder.csv
for the course.Source code
How To Update Power Bi
This book was created in R using the
rmarkdown
and bookdown
packages.Authors and copyright
This course is developed for the Monash Data Fluency Team.
This work is licensed under a CC BY-4: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The attribution is “Monash Bioinformatics Platform” if copying or modifying these notes.
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Data files are derived from Gapminder, which has a CC BY-4 license. The attribution is “Free data from www.gapminder.org”. Refer to the Gapminder site for the original form of the data if using it for other uses.