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- One or more Power Virtual Agents bots
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- A Power BI account
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-[Power BI Desktop](https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/)
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### Installation steps
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1. Edit the DataFlow template
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1. FInd the server url associated with your Dataverse environment (it will look like <https://yourservice.crm.dynamics.com>)
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2. Open the file 'PVA Analytics_Export.json' in a text editor
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3. Perform a find and replace on the file - swapping the placeholder "**Your server url here**" with your Datverse URL
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2. Create the DataFlow from the template
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1.**Edit the DataFlow template**
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1.[Find your Dataverse environment URL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/data-platform/data-platform-powerbi-connector#find-your-dataverse-environment-url), the URL will be in the format: https://yourenvironmentid.crm.dynamics.com/. Make sure you remove the trailing / from the URL.
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2. Download the file [PVA Analytics_Export.json](PVA_Analytics_Export.json?plain=1) and open it in a text editor, e.g. Visual Studio Code.
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3. Perform a find and replace on the file - swapping the placeholder `**Your server url here**` with your Dataverse environment URL.
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2.**Create the DataFlow from the template**
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1. Log in to Power BI at <http://powerbi.com>
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2. Select the Workspace you wish to deploy the DataFlow to - or create a new one if you wish (the template defaults to 'PVA_Analytics')
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3. Select New - DataFlow
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2. Select the Workspace you wish to deploy the DataFlow to or create a new workspace. Please note that you cannot use 'My Workspace' for this purpose.
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3. Select New > DataFlow
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4. Select Import Model
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5. Select the edited file 'PVA Analytics_Export.json'. Your DataFlow job should now be ready - test refreshing the data.
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3. Create your PowerBI report
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1. Open the file PVA_Dashboard.pbit
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(the template defaults to 'PVA_Analytics' as DataFlow name).
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6. If Power BI prompts for credentials, go to Settings -> Data source credentials and select organizational account. You can now login with an Azure Active Directory account that has access to the Dataverse environment.
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7. If you want to refresh the content periodically, go to Settings -> Scheduled refresh and select the preferred period.
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3.**Create your Power BI report**
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1. Download the file [PVA_Dashboard.pbit](PVA_Dashboard.pbit?plain=1)
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2. Enter the parameters you are prompted for. These are:
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1. The name of the PowerBI workspace
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1. The name of the Power BI workspace
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2. The name of the DataFlow you created
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3. The report should pull through the data and render it
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4. You can now save the report to share through the Power BI portal
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3. The report should pull in the data and render it
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4. You can now [publish the report from Power BI Desktop](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/desktop-upload-desktop-files) so that other users can access it.
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## TBD Connecting Azure Data Lake Storage for data archival
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