View entire PDF content without any data parsing in Power Bi dashboard

[Anonymous]

Hello everyone,

Is there a way that I can show the entire content of a pdf file (without any table parsing by PowerBi) in a dashboard.

I have a business user that generates a PDF file (includes text, graphs etc. ) at the end of every month from Adobe and wants the entire content displayed on the dashboard as it is.

There is no need to parse any data within the pdf file. I tried using the 'PDF Connector' but it keeps automatically convetting the data into small tables, which is NOT what I want.

Any help would be great !!

[Nathaniel_C]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Long shot, but use snipping tool, and then open as an image?
Let me know if you have any questions.

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Nathaniel

[Anonymous]

I am not supposed to snip each page of the pdf and upload it manually.

The PowerBi dashboard should automatically show the 3 or 4 pages from the file periodically.

[v-xuding-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

For now, we may not show the entire content of PDF in dashboard directly. You would need to put the PDF in a web site somewhere, perhaps SharePoint Online. You could then include a link to it from your Power BI report.

Here are two links that you could reference. 

• https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-service-hyperlinks-in-tables/
• https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-service-add-a-widget-to-a-dashboard/#add-an-image

Otherwise, you can create a custom visual.

Sample

Best Regards,

Xue Ding

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