Power BI Update

Power BI Update

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Overview

Use this Snap to update datasources. 

Prerequisites

None.

Support for Ultra Pipelines

Works in Ultra Pipelines

Limitations

None.

Known Issues

None.

Snap Input and Output

Input/Output

Type of View

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input/Output

Type of View

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input 

Document

  • Min: 1

  • Max: 1

  • Mapper Snap

  • Copy Snap

A document containing the ID of the entity to update along with the data to update.

Output

Document

  • Min: 0

  • Max: 1

  • Mapper Snap

  • Copy Snap

A document containing details of the updated entity. 

Snap Settings

Parameter Name

Data Type

Description

Default Value

Example 

Parameter Name

Data Type

Description

Default Value

Example 

Label

String

Power BI Update

Update Employee Record

Workspace

String

Required. Enter the workspace in which to update the resource. Alternatively, click the 

 icon to fetch a list of workspaces associated with the Power BI account and select the workspace. 

My Workspace

Employee Records

Entity type

String

Required. Select the entity type to update.

Available options are:

  • Dataset: Collection of tables from different data sources ready for reporting and visualizations.

  • Report: Visualized interpretations, findings, and insights of a dataset. A report can include many pages.

  • Gateway: Connections between Power BI's cloud-based analysis service and on-premise data sources.

  • Dataflow: Collection of entities (tables) that you create and manage in workspaces.

Dataset

Report

Entity operation

String

Select the update operation to perform. The available options vary upon your configuration of the Entity type field. Alternatively, you can also enter the operation's name manually.

The available options are:

  • Dataset

    • Update Datasources

    • Update Direct Query Refresh Schedule

    • Update Parameters

    • Update Refresh Schedule

  • Report

    • Update Report Content

  • Gateway

    • Update Datasource

N/A

Update Datasources

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

Integer

Required. Specify the connection timeout duration in seconds.

0

30

Number of retries

Integer

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

10

4

Retry interval (seconds)

Integer

Required. Specify the interval in seconds between reconnections.

10

30

Snap Execution

String

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 only

Validate & Execute

Troubleshooting

Error

Reason

Resolution

Error

Reason

Resolution

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:401

Invalid refresh token or access token.

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

HTTP Response Exception:409

Conflict

Verify the network and Snap settings. 

Property value is missing.

Your input for 'Workspace'/'Entity id' is missing.

Required fields cannot be blank. Verify whether you have configured all required fields correctly.