Create Dataset with Microsoft Power BI API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Create Dataset with the Microsoft Power BI API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Create Dataset action
1. Connect your Microsoft Power BI account
2. Configure Name
3. Configure Tables
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Create Dataset on Microsoft Power BI

Description:Creates a new Push Dataset in Power BI. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/push-datasets/datasets-post-dataset)

Version:0.0.2

Key:microsoft_power_bi-create-dataset

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Code#

import powerBi from "../../microsoft_power_bi.app.mjs";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "microsoft_power_bi-create-dataset",
  name: "Create Dataset",
  description: "Creates a new Push Dataset in Power BI. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/push-datasets/datasets-post-dataset)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    powerBi,
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "Name of the new dataset",
    },
    tables: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Tables",
      description: `An array of [Table](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/push-datasets/datasets-post-dataset#table) objects. Custom expression recommended.
      Example: [{
        "name": "Product",
        "columns": [
          {
            "name": "ProductID",
            "dataType": "Int64"
          },
          {
            "name": "Name",
            "dataType": "string"
          }
        ]
      }]`,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    let tables = this.tables;
    if (!Array.isArray(tables)) {
      try {
        tables = JSON.parse(tables);
      } catch {
        throw new ConfigurationError("Could not parse Tables array.");
      }
    }
    const response = await this.powerBi.createDataset({
      data: {
        name: this.name,
        defaultMode: "Push",
        tables,
      },
      $,
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created new dataset "${this.name}".`);

    return response;
  },
};

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Microsoft Power BI	`powerBi`	`app`	This component uses the Microsoft Power BI app.
Name	`name`	`string`	Name of the new dataset
Tables	`tables`	`string`	An array of Table objects. Custom expression recommended. Example: [{ "name": "Product", "columns": [ { "name": "ProductID", "dataType": "Int64" }, { "name": "Name", "dataType": "string" } ] }]

Authentication#

Microsoft Power BI uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Microsoft Power BI account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Microsoft Power BI and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Microsoft Power BI API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

offline_accesshttps://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api/App.Read.Allhttps://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api/Dashboard.Read.Allhttps://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api/Workspace.Read.Allhttps://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api/Dataset.ReadWrite.All