Activating the Power BI app:

To activate the Power BI app, go into one of your NowSignage projects and click into 'Apps' on the left sidebar:

Now click into Power Bi and click 'Install App':

Connecting your Microsoft account:

Once the app is installed, you need to connect your Microsoft account, to do this click on 'Sign in with Microsoft':

This will take you directly to Microsofts secure authentication webpage to log in with your credentials, so follow the steps to log into your account.

Please note: If you need guidance on what type of account to connect, please see our user documentation:

https://nowsignage.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/44001892930

Loading your workspaces and granting access to reports/dashboards:

Once you have logged into your Microsoft account, you will see the list of workspaces you have access to. Click into the relevant workspace and you will see the list of reports/dashboards you have access to:

For any reports/dashboards you wish to display, simply click on the 'Make Available' button, then click 'Grant Access':

Repeat the steps above for as many reports/dashboards as you require to display.

Adding your reports/dashboards to a playlist:

To add the reports/dashboards to your playlists, simply click into the 'Playlists' tab on the left side bar and either create a new playlist or edit and existing one.

In the playlist editor, click into the dropdown on the right and you will now see an option for either 'Power BI Reports' or 'Power BI Dashboards'. Click into the relevant area and you will see a full list of reports/dashboards you have enabled access to, you can then click the 'Add' button on the item you wish to add to the playlist:

When adding reports there are various options:

Name:

You can rename this item if applicable (this is ideal for labelling specific report sections or bookmarks you have added).

Duration:

This is how often you want the item to display, if you only have a single item in the playlist, this will be the data refresh rate (e.g. if you wish for this to refresh every 5 minutes, enter it in for 300 seconds).

Report Section (optional):

To display a specific report section with Power Bi, you need to firstly need to go into your Power Bi account and filter to the report section you'd like to display. Once you have done this, you just need to copy part of the report section URL:

You need to copy the text which is located between the '/' and the '?' within the URL as highlighted above. If there is no '?' then please copy the full report section ID after the '/' e.g. ReportSection164544. You can then enter this in the 'Report Section' area when adding this into a playlist. If you leave this section blank, the default main report section will display.

Report Bookmark (Optional):

To display a specific report bookmark in Power Bi, you need to firstly need to go into your Power Bi account and filter to the bookmark you'd like to display. Once you have done this, you just need to copy part of the bookmark URL:

You need to copy the text which is located after 'bookmarkGrid=' within the URL as highlighted above. E.g: Bookmark38d7a7bea439c7d5ab66. You can then enter this in the 'Bookmark' area when adding this into a playlist. If you leave this section blank, the default main report will display.

Finally, once you are happy with the options you have selected, simply click 'Add to playlist' to add the report or dashboard to your playlist: