Exercise - Create a new data source to use in Power BI

  • 3 minutes

  1. Beneath Power BI, under the linked Power BI workspace, select Power BI datasets (1).

  2. Select New Power BI dataset (2) from the top actions menu.

    Select the New Power BI dataset option

  3. Select Start and make sure you have Power BI Desktop installed on your environment machine.

    Start publishing the data source to be used in Power BI desktop

  4. Select SQLPool01, then select Continue.

    SQLPool01 is highlighted.

  5. Next, select Download to download the .pbids file.

    Select SQLPool01 as the data source of your reports

  6. Select Continue, then Close and refresh to close the publishing dialog.

Now, you have a new Power BI Dataset.