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Finding the Hidden Connections: Power BI Reports Born in SharePoint
How to find Power BI reports built through the soon-to-be-retired SharePoint integration
Microsoft recently announced that the Power BI integration within SharePoint lists and libraries will be retired. This change directly affects anyone using the ‘Visualize the List’ or ‘Visualize the Library’ feature to quickly build and access reports from within SharePoint.
Microsoft’s announcement includes a few suggested migration alternatives. These options work well for simple reports that haven’t been heavily customized, and they can often be rebuilt in Power BI within minutes. You can read the full announcement and important dates here.
The real challenge, however, is identifying how many of these reports and workspaces exist and linking them back to their original SharePoint lists or libraries.
Takeaways
By the end of this article, you’ll know how to:
- Identify Power BI workspaces created through SharePoint list or library integration.
- Link those workspaces back to their original SharePoint sites.
- Analyze metadata to assess which reports and models need migration.
