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Unit 05: LO 5 - 5.4 - Install, Configure, Test & Deploy – Power BI
Install, configure test and deploy software applications on to end-user devices
Install Choosing the Correct Installation Method
It is required for only 1 machine (single user) as a practical exercise to ensure the install of Power BI is configured for the end user PC on my personal PC.
System Requirements.
Good internet connection
Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2 or later
.NET 4.6.2 or later
Internet Explorer 11 or later, for Microsoft Power BI Desktop
Minimum of 2 GB of memory (RAM)
A monitor with a resolution of 1440×900 pixels or above
Checking the License Requirement:
Power BI has the following licence types. As a personal BI user my licence is a free version
Installation Method
To get Power BI Desktop there are two approaches.
Install as an app from the Microsoft Store.
Download directly as an executable and install on your computer.
Either of the two approaches gets the latest version of Power BI Desktop onto your computer. My approach will be to download the installer app.
Install Configure
Step 1: Go to the Power BI link: Download Power BI Desktop from Official Microsoft Download Center
Step 2: Click on download and the language preference.
Step 3: Choose the download you want and click Ok
Step 4: Install the file from the downloaded app in the download folder, selet the language and click NEXT.
Step 5: Create account / sign in -
Step 6: The progress bar will install and show progress of the installation of Power BI. Once installed click on open.
CONFIGURATION: Configure the Power BI application to user preferences.
You can personal user preferences in Power BI go the file menu, then go to options and settings
Then there are configurations in the options as per below, and this is how I have changed them to my
preferred user settings
Data Load
Power Query Editor
Direct Query
Security
Privacy
Regional Settings
PORT CONFIGURATION
The Power BI gateway communicates on the following outbound ports: TCP 443, 5671, 5672, and from 9350 through 9354. When you create a report on the desktop it will need to be hosted on the Power BI service on the cloud, and this published report needs to communicate through the correct port selection.
Diagram from Creating dashboards quickly on Microsoft Power BI using Amazon Athena | AWS Big Data Blog
Successful publication of a Power BI – ports are auto connected
To Test and deploy a report
Testing the configuration – deployment of the report to the local machine
Once deployed successfully you will see the app in the menu
To test the success of the installation, configuration you should then be able to save files locally or to the power bi
gateway as per below
Testing the configuration – deployment of the report to the network
The workspace will have a URL and space on the online server if correctly configured like below.
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