Power BI Read Groups

Overview

The Power BI Read Groups Snap reads data matching specified criteria from Power BI workspaces.


Power BI Read Groups Snap overview

Snap views

Type Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input

This Snap has at most one document input view.

Expected input: A document containing filter data.
Output

This Snap has exactly one document output view.

Expected output: A document containing the API's success/failure response and details of the data resource.
Learn more about Error handling.

Snap settings

Note: Learn about the common controls in the Snap settings dialog.
Field/Field set Description

Label

String 		Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if there are more than one of the same Snap in the pipeline.

Default value: Power BI Read Groups

Example: Read Projects

Filter

String 		Specify the filter expressions that yield a boolean condition for the results. You can also use conditional operators to separate multiple filter criteria.

Default value: N/A

Example: contains(name,'marketing')

Top

Integer 		Specify the number of top-most groups to read.

Default value: N/A

Example: 3
Connection details Use this field set to configure the network connection parameters.

This field set contains the following fields:

  • Connection timeout
  • Number of retries
  • Retry interval (seconds)

Connection timeout

Integer 		Required. Specify the connection timeout duration in seconds.

Default value: 0

Example: 30

Number of retries

Integer 		Required. Specify the maximum number of re-connections if the connection fails or is timed-out.

Default value: 10

Example: 4

Retry interval (seconds)

Integer 		Required. Specify the interval in seconds between reconnections.

Default value: 10

Example: 30

Snap execution

Dropdown list
Choose one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are:
  • Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during pipeline runtime.
  • Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during pipeline execution without generating preview data.
  • Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Default value: Execute only

Troubleshooting

Error Cause Resolution
HTTP Response Exception:400 Invalid OAuth endpoint/token URL. Verify the values of the OAuth2 endpoint or token URLs in the account settings.
HTTP Response Exception:401 Invalid refresh token or access token. Verify the values of the refresh or access tokens in the account settings.
HTTP Response Exception:409 Conflict Verify the network and Snap settings.
Property value is missing. You have not configured the required fields. Required fields cannot be blank. Verify whether you have configured all required fields correctly.