Connect to data in Power BI - documentation

Power BI documentation provides expert information for connecting to data with tools such as gateways, template apps, and data refresh.

Connect to data in Power BI

Concept

• Data sources
• Data view in Power BI Desktop
• New name for Power BI datasets

Tutorial

• Import data from a web page

Gateways

Concept

• On-premises data gateways

Tutorial

• Connect to on-premises SQL Server data

How-To Guide

• Use personal gateways

Template apps

Overview

• What are template apps?

Concept

• Create template apps
• Distribute template apps in your org

Refresh data

Concept

• Data refresh
• Incremental refresh for semantic models

How-To Guide

• Configure scheduled refresh