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schedule excel export
Hi All,
I have a requirement where I need to send a visual data from a report as an excel export to my onedrive or share point.
My report contains only one visual.
Please help me how to get this requirement done.
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You have two main options to achieve this.
Option 1 – Paginated Report
Create a Paginated Report for the table and use its subscription feature to export the data to Excel and deliver it to OneDrive or SharePoint. This is the most robust and natively supported option.
Option 2 – Power Automate
Use Power Automate to export the visual data:
Get the DAX query from Performance Analyzer
Create a Power Automate flow
Trigger: Manual or Power BI data-driven alert
Action: Export to file for Power BI reports
Format: Excel (.xlsx)
Select the report and the single visual or page
Action: Create file
Destination: OneDrive for Business or SharePoint
Both approaches work; Paginated Reports are better for scheduled, pixel-perfect exports, while Power Automate is best for automation and flexibility.
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Hi @viswaaa
You need to run a query against a dataset using Power Automate on schedule. The query can be copied from the the DAX query generated using Performance Analyzer. Note: The generated query includes all filters applied from slicers and the filter pane as welll as the total/subtotal rows your visual may have generated.
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This is a very common Power BI requirement, and yes it is possible, but not directly with native scheduling alone. Let me explain clearly and practically
STEP 1: Prepare Your Visual
Ensure your visual is:
- Table or Matrix (best for Excel export)
- Uses measures & fields you want in Excel
- Publish the report to Power BI Service
STEP 2: Create Power Automate Flow
- Go to Power Automate
- Create → Scheduled Cloud Flow
- Set frequency (hourly / daily etc.)
STEP 3: Export Power BI Visual
Use this action:
Power BI → Export to file for Power BI reports
Configuration:
Workspace
Report
Export format → Excel (.xlsx)
(Optional) Apply filters if needed
Note: This exports visual-level data, not the whole dataset.
STEP 4: Save to OneDrive or SharePoint
Add action:
OneDrive → Create File
OR
SharePoint → Create File
Use:
File Name: Visual_Export_@{utcNow()}.xlsx
File Content: Output from Power BI export step
STEP 5: (Optional) Notify
Send Email / Teams message after success
🔐 License Requirements (Important)
Export via Power Automate ===> Power BI Pro
Large datasets / heavy exports ===> Premium (recommended)
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Hi @Jaywant-Thorat ,
I could be wrong but I have a gut feeling that step 3 will not work. Unless added recently, I don't think there is a way to target a specific visual in a report and export its contents. The Export action typically works with paginated reports or whole report exports (PDF/PPTX), not individual visual data to Excel.
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Hi @viswaaa
You can use PowerAutomate's automated cloud streaming, select the timer as the trigger, and then add the following actions:
1. Running PowerBI DAX Query
2. create csv file / excel file
3. create file on onedrive/spo
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Hi All,
I am doing in this way.
I created a paginated report using this and scheduled the paginated report using subscriptions and able to get the excel to my email
Please let me know your thoughts.
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Hi @viswaaa ,
Just checking in to see if you query is resolved.
Thanks for sharing the approach you followed. This works well for the requirement.
Also, thanks to others for sharing their inputs, which are in line with this approach.
If any further assistance is needed, please let us know.
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Hi @viswaaa ,
This is actually a clever solution (to me atleast). You can maintain the formatting in Excel as well in this way.
If you want to hook the paginated report up in a Power Automate flow to automate the saving to OneDrive part, even then there is an easy step available to do it since paginated reports export to excel without a fuss. From my experience, paginated reports have a tendency of introducing small additional cells in Excel around edges (or new pages in pdf) when the placement is not done right in the report builder but with some care this is not really an issue.