Power BI auto sync
Automatic Power BI sync lets you keep a DataTako report group in sync with a Power BI workspace. New content is added automatically when something new has been added to the configured workspace in Power BI, so you don’t have to manage reports manually.
When Power BI auto sync is enabled for a group:
- DataTako checks the connected Power BI workspace every 15 minutes.
- New reports/dashboards/paginated reports that match your sync options are added to the group automatically.
- Basic settings (except for the sharing section) can be copied from an existing report so all new synced items follow the same configuration.
Use this when you want a group to always mirror a specific Power BI workspace.
How to enable auto sync
On the ‘report configuration’ page, you’ll find a ‘sync’ icon on every report group.
Click the sync icon and press the ‘configure auto sync’ button.
In the dialog that opens, you’ll be able to configure various sync settings.
PowerBI workspace: select the Power BI workspace you want to link to this report group
Copy settings from report: select a report (can be from any reportgroup) to copy the settings from. All settings, except for the ‘sharing’ section of the report configuration will be copied.
What to sync: you can choose to sync Power BI reports, dashboards and paginated reports.
Manually start sync
After enabling the sync, you are also able to manually trigger sync. Useful when you just added various reports in a workspace and want to sync them immediately.
Press the ‘sync’ button that now has a bright color and then the ‘sync now’ button:
After a couple of seconds the reports will appear.
