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Data Export to Excel⚓︎

The PowerBI Portal now supports direct export of report data to Excel.

Key Benefits⚓︎

  • Export all the rows returned by the report's DAX query
  • Receive the result as an Excel file by email
  • Ideal for in-depth analysis and offline processing in Excel
  • Eliminates the need for manual copy-paste or navigating through multiple report pages

This feature represents a significant improvement in the user experience when accessing raw report data.

Usage:⚓︎

In the report's Advanced Details, open the Security & Filters tab and add the DAX query you want to use for export in the DAX Query field of the Query section.

DAX query setting
DAX query setting

Example:

EVALUATE
SUMMARIZECOLUMNS (
    'Date'[Month],
    'Date'[Year],
    'Country Region'[Country/Region],
"Actual", [Actual],
"Amount", [Amount]
)

While viewing the report on the reports viewer, open the three-dot menu and click Export. A new option, Excel (All rows), is available when the report has a DAX query and Show Export is enabled for the report:

Export to Excel button
Export to Excel button
Export to Excel option
Export to Excel option

Soon after the request you will receive an email with the exported data:

Export email received
Export email received

Example of email received (template):

Export email template
Export email template

You can also change the email notification by editing the Export File notification in Settings > Notifications:

Export email notification settings
Export email notification settings