Real time email alerts - Streaming data

[aishak12]

All,

I would like to implement real time data alerts in PowerBI Report. I read that my data must be streaming dataset inorder to do this. (email alerts)

If I have a scheduled refresh on my gateway to pick up excel files in a local folder will this count as streaming data?

Thanks

[aishak12]

All,

I would like to implement real time data alerts in PowerBI Report. I read that my data must be streaming dataset inorder to do this. (email alerts)

If I have a scheduled refresh on my gateway to pick up excel files in a local folder will this count as streaming data?

Thanks

[collinq · Accepted solution]

Hi @aishak12 ,

Scheduled refresh and real-time streaming are not the same thing.  A scheduled refresh is a limited number of refreshes per day (based on your license type).  A real-time dataset is "real time" and not limited by a set number of refreshes. You also have to have a specific type of dataset.  This article helps explain the requirements: Real-time streaming in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Docs