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Use this Snap to create new records in the selected workspace from pbix, Excel, and Rdl files or OneDrive for Business.

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Prerequisites

None.

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Works in Ultra Pipelines. 

Limitations

  • Only supports import of PBIX files less that 1 GB
  • Does not support importing PBIX files from OneDrive.

Known Issues

None.

Snap Input and Output

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Parameter NameData TypeDescriptionDefault ValueExample 
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Power BI Post ImportImport Employee Files
WorkspaceString

Required. Enter the workspace in which to import the data/file. Alternatively, click the Image Modified icon to fetch a list of workspaces associated with the Power BI account and select the workspace. 

My WorkspaceEmployee Records
Entity typeString

Required. Select the entity type to import.

Available options are:

  • Import File: Import a .pbix file from the local machine to a specific workspace. Only supports import of .pbix files less that 1 GB
  • Import from OneDrive: Import a file from OneDrive to a specific workspace.  Does not support importing PBIX files from OneDrive.
Import FileImport from OneDrive
Dataset display nameString

Specify the dataset's name to use after importing data from the file. The name must also include the file's extension.

Note

Not supported when importing from OneDrive.


N/APowerUserTraining
Skip reportCheck boxSelect to skip report import. Only supported for PBIX files.Not selected Selected
Name conflictString

Specify how to handle creating a dataset when a dataset of the same name exists already.

Available options are:

    • Abort: Aborts the operation.
    • CreateOrOverwrite: Overwrites existing dataset. The operation fails if there are more than one datasets with the same name. 
    • GenerateUniqueName: Generates a unique name for the dataset.
    • Ignore: Creates a new dataset with the same name.
    • Overwrite: Overwrites the existing dataset with the new one. The operation fails if there is no conflict or if there are more than one datasets with the same name.


Note

Only Abort and Overwrite are supported for RDL files.


IgnoreAbort
Connection details

Use this field set to configure the network connection parameters.

This field set consists of the following fields:

  • Connection timeout
  • Number of retries
  • Retry interval (seconds)

Connection timeout

IntegerRequired. Specify the connection timeout duration in seconds.030

Number of retries

IntegerRequired. Specify the maximum number of re-connections if the connection fails or is timed-out.104

Retry interval (seconds)

IntegerRequired. Specify the interval in seconds between reconnections.1030
Snap ExecutionString

Specifies the execution type:

  • Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap (up to 50 records) during Pipeline validation; performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline execution.

  • Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution; does not execute the Snap during Pipeline validation.

  • Disabled: Disables the Snap and, by extension, its downstream Snaps.

Execute onlyValidate & Execute

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ErrorReasonResolution
HTTP Response Exception:400

Invalid OAuth endpoint/token URL.


Verify the values of the OAuth2 endpoint or token URLs in the account settings.

HTTP Response Exception:401Invalid refresh token or access token.

Verify the values of the refresh or access tokens in the account settings.

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