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naledi_h
Helper I
Helper I

Can't see my data source in list of Power BI datasets

I'm very new to Power BI and am creating a report for a team check-in survey we do every two weeks. The data are collected through Microsoft Forms and I was able to set up a flow so that whenever new responses are submitted they get added to a dataset that I created. This dataset lives in our team workspace. 

 

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I can click on it there and start building a report and confirm that the responses are coming through, but I would like to use the Desktop application to build this report, as I need to combine this new dataset with the historical data and I can't see a way to do more complex data prep with the online version. 

In the Desktop app I go to Get Data > Power Platform > Power BI datasets. I get shown a list of datasets that is shared with me but my dataset is not listed there.  

 

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Am I looking in the wrong place? Or is there a setting that I need to change? 

 

Thanks for your help 

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naledi_h
Helper I
Helper I

The problem was that even though I was on a Pro license, the workspace that I was using was not. We have now upgraded the workspace and I am able to access the dataset.

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naledi_h
Helper I
Helper I

The problem was that even though I was on a Pro license, the workspace that I was using was not. We have now upgraded the workspace and I am able to access the dataset.

V-lianl-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @naledi_h ,

 

The list format only displays the datasets of this workspace, not the datasets from other workspaces. The view format displays all datasets.

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Liang
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negi007
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Community Champion

@naledi_h One more point that you need remember that you can't use multiple datasets to build a new report. Your old and new data should reside in the same dataset then only you can build your report with historical information.  




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naledi_h
Helper I
Helper I

Thank you for your suggestions. 

@mahoneypat I can see the following options when clicking on the dataset. Selecting edit brings me to the initial configuration screen for the streaming dataset, where I configured the fields and enabled historical data analysis. The managing permissions screen just tells me that my team is the owner. I have added myself just in case and given myself all permissions I could (read, reshare, build). 

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I also went through the options from the top menu settings and couldn't see anything that would help. Where would I find the settings that you are referring to?  

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@amitchandak Yes, I am starting a new Power BI file and I am connected. I can see other datasets that are shared withing my organisation. 

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@naledi_h , Hope you are opening that in an empty power bi file. And You are logged in in power bi desktop with same login

mahoneypat
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Employee

Look at the settings for the dataset in the service and make sure there is not an allow export option that is turned off.

Regards,

Pat

 





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