A model-driven app in Power Apps is a data-first approach to app designing. It uses the power of the Common Data Service (CDS) to drive business processes. Here’s how to add Power BI tiles to these apps:
- Navigate to your model-driven app and then, under Components, select Dashboards.
- Click on New and then select Power BI Dashboard.
- Enter a name for your new dashboard. This doesn’t link to any Power BI dashboards. It’s just a name for your new dashboard in Power Apps.
- Under the Power BI Dashboard area, click Add.
- You will then see a list of Power BI dashboards. Choose your preferred one and click Select.
- Save and Close the Power BI Dashboard form.
After these steps, now go to the app designer. Here is where we are going to add the new dashboard:
- In your model-based app design, under Dashboards, click Add and then select Existing.
- Choose the Power BI dashboard that was created in the previous steps.
The Power BI reports and tiles are now integrated into your model-driven app and users can interact with them within the app.
Adding Power BI Tiles to Canvas Apps
In a canvas app, the design process is more freeform, allowing you to start from a blank canvas or to modify one of the existing templates. Integrating Power BI tiles into canvas apps involves:
- In your canvas app, go to the Insert tab, then click on Charts.
- A drop-down will appear. Then, click on Power BI Tile.
- In the Power BI Tile box, click on Add Data.
- Choose the Workspace, Dashboard, and Tile you wish to add, then click on Connect.
The specified Power BI tile will now appear on your canvas app. You can design and adjust the position of the tile according to your needs.
Benefits of Adding Power BI Tiles
Adding Power BI tiles to your model-driven or canvas apps provides various benefits:
- Interactive Data Visualization: Power BI tiles can showcase live data and include various interactive elements.
- Data-Driven Insights: Power BI excels in providing data-driven insights, and Power BI tiles can add this advantage to your apps.
- User Role Customization: With Power BI tiles, user roles can be customized for a specific view, making the data more relevant to users’ needs.
Conclusion
Incorporating Power BI tiles into your model-driven or canvas apps is a powerful way to create data-driven, interactive apps on Microsoft’s Power Platform. When preparing for the PL-200 Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant Exam, understanding how to do this is vital. It not only provides you with the ability to design more robust apps, but it also helps you grasp the integration potential within the Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem. Through the proper use of Power BI tiles, you can enhance the usability and functionality of your apps.
Practice Test
Question: Power BI tiles can be added to both model-driven apps and canvas apps.
- True
- False
Answer: True
Explanation: Power BI tiles provide real-time, interactive visuals of data which can indeed be added to both a model-driven app and a canvas app.
Question: Power BI reports or dashboards can be directly embedded into Power App screens.
- True
- False
Answer: False
Explanation: Direct embedding of Power BI reports or dashboards is not feasible. We add Power BI tiles to Power App screens, not entire reports or dashboards.
Question: When adding a Power BI tile to a model-driven app, a Power BI environment needs to be created first.
- True
- False
Answer: True
Explanation: First, a Power BI environment should be created for pulling reports into the Power App. The Power BI tile can then be added to the model-driven app.
Question: Power BI tiles within a model-driven app or canvas app are updated in real-time.
- True
- False
Answer: True
Explanation: Power BI tiles can reflect data updates and changes in real-time when incorporated adequately into a Power Apps model-driven or canvas app.
Question: You can add Power BI tiles to canvas apps using either the Power BI Tile control or the Power BI integration feature in a canvas app.
- True
- False
Answer: True
Explanation: Either the Power BI Tile control or the Power BI integration feature can be used to add Power BI tiles to canvas apps.
Question: Which of these items are required to add a Power BI tile to a model-driven app? (multiple select)
- Power BI dashboard
- Write access to the underlying datasets
- Integration of a Power BI environment
- An Office 365 account
Answer: Power BI dashboard, Integration of a Power BI environment, An Office 365 account
Explanation: For adding a Power BI tile, a Power BI dashboard that contains the tile, integration of a Power BI environment and an Office 365 account are necessary steps.
Question: SSAS models can be used as base data source for a Power BI report
- True
- False
Answer: True
Explanation: SSAS models can indeed be used as a data source for a Power BI report.
Question: In model-driven apps, Power BI tiles can only be added to the overview page.
- True
- False
Answer: False
Explanation: Power BI tiles can be added to various sections of a model-driven app, not just the overview page.
Question: You can add multiple Power BI tiles to a single screen in a canvas app.
- True
- False
Answer: True
Explanation: Multiple Power BI tiles can be added to a single screen in a canvas app, providing a comprehensive data visualisation.
Question: The only way to use Power BI in Power Apps is by adding Power BI tiles.
- True
- False
Answer: False
Explanation: There are several ways Power BI can augment Power Apps capabilities. Although using tiles is one way, you can also leverage Power BI dataflows, Power BI integrated Paginated reports etc.
Question: Which control in canvas apps is used to add Power BI tiles?
- Power Apps Control
- Power BI Tile control
- BI Canvas control
Answer: Power BI Tile control
Explanation: The Power BI Tile control in canvas apps is the feature used to add Power BI tiles.
Question: Are Canvas apps more suited for desktop users, while model-driven apps are more suited for mobile device users?
- True
- False
Answer: False
Explanation: Model-driven apps and canvas apps can be designed and optimised for both desktop and mobile users, depending on the specific needs of the user or business case.
Interview Questions
What is Power BI?
Power BI is a collection of software services, apps, and connectors that work together to turn unrelated sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights.
Define Model-Driven Apps in context of Power Apps?
Model-driven apps in PowerApps provide a no-code or low-code component approach to app development. Model-driven app design is a component-focused approach to development, where the app is made up of various components which when combined together, form a complete app.
What are Canvas Apps in the context of PowerApps?
Canvas apps provide the flexibility to arrange the interface and build an app that exactly meets the business needs. The apps created on Canvas in power apps can be shared with anyone on mobile devices, web, and Microsoft teams.
What’s the purpose of Power BI tiles in Model-driven apps and Canvas apps?
Power BI tiles in Model-driven apps and Canvas apps serve the purpose of rendering Power BI dashboard tiles in the app, which provides valuable business insights related to the app’s data directly on the interface.
What is required to add Power BI tiles to the canvas app?
To add Power BI tiles to a canvas app, we need the dashboard’s workspace ID and the dashboards’ ID. We will also need Power BI license and permission to view the Power BI dashboard.
Can you add Power BI tiles to model-driven apps?
Yes, Power BI tiles can be embedded into model-driven apps to bring in rich data visuals from Power BI and thus provides an integrated high-end data analytics experience.
How many Power Bi tile controls can you add in a canvas app?
A canvas app supports up to 10 Power Bi tile controls.
Can a Power BI tile be interactive in a Canvas App?
No, the Power BI tile is not interactive in a Canvas App. It only updates itself every 30 minutes.
Is it possible to parameterize a Power BI tile in a Canvas App?
Yes, it is possible by setting the TileURL property to a concatenation of strings. This facilitates the creation of apps that show different tiles to different users.
Which Power BI objects can be added onto the dashboard, and in turn to Model/Canvas apps?
Power BI reports, dashboards, or tiles can be added onto the dashboard, and in turn to Model/Canvas apps.
Can Power BI reports be directly embedded in Model-Driven Apps?
Yes, Power BI reports can be directly embedded in dashboards, forms, or even as a separate navigation option in the Model-Driven App.
Can real-time streaming data be embedded in Canvas Apps using Power BI tiles?
Real-time streaming data can only be embedded in Power BI dashboards, not directly into Canvas Apps using Power BI tiles.
Can Power BI integration with Model-Driven Apps be done without a Pro License of Power BI?
No, integrating Power BI with Model-Driven apps needs a Pro License of Power BI for full functionality.
Where is Power BI data stored?
Power BI data is stored in the Power BI cloud-based data model.
Can you use Power BI tiles without having an internet connection?
No, Power BI requires an internet connection to access and display up-to-date information.
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