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Export to PDF via Power BI Embedded API

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Pedro Innecco on 09 Aug 2018 14:41:22

The export to PDF feature of Power BI Desktop is awesome. Could we have this PDF support option via the embedded API to generate PDFs into a network location? Say, an UNC path. This would be fantastic for bespoke applications!

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Joshua Bloomquist on 05 Jul 2020 23:54:47

RE: Export to PDF via Power BI Embedded API

Why isn't this a feature already?

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:54:26

RE: Export to PDF via Power BI Embedded API

A must have!

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Marc J Greenberg on 05 Jul 2020 23:54:19

RE: Export to PDF via Power BI Embedded API

This is a game changer. I have already had to build external functionality to accomplish this
see https://lnkd.in/dndFjVa

But to allow my embeded users to simply print is a reason to keep PowerBI

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John John on 05 Jul 2020 23:54:03

RE: Export to PDF via Power BI Embedded API

A must have!

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:54:01

RE: Export to PDF via Power BI Embedded API

It's a great idea in my company will recibe with open arms

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Ivan on 05 Jul 2020 23:54:01

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Apsolutelly must have option!

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MAOR on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:55

RE: Export to PDF via Power BI Embedded API

And also we nee the option to export data to more then csv,excel formats our customers need the ability to export to PDF formats

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Malcolm Stewart on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:35

RE: Export to PDF via Power BI Embedded API

All our customers need this like water!

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Luke on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:14

RE: Export to PDF via Power BI Embedded API

'we are receiving more and more feedback that we should be able to print to PDF from our power bi embedded solution, noting;
- should be able to programatically define the output type (pdf, docx, xlsx, pptx, etc)
- export should print the entire visualisation, i.e. some visualisations have information available in a scrollable window, such as a bar chart with > 20 rows
- applied slicer filters must still be applied, i.e. the print / save must record the current visualisation state
- output should be accessible via 'save as' download
- optional override to print all pages or just the current report page

thanks

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Power BI User on 05 Jul 2020 23:53:00

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Please do this ASAP. Our end users are crazy to print the report page by page.....