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Posted in wrong community. Ignore. Linking data from 2 connections - powerbi/dataflow and sharepoint

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Hi community,

 

I am working on an idea at work and I think it can be achieved but wanted advice/guidance before I get into it.  I'm putting together a PowerBI report that ingests data from a dataflow.  Within the PowerBI report, I want to embed a PowerApp that will allow users to populate data into a SharePoint list that can then be reported back in the PowerBI report.

 

My questions are:

1 - In the PowerApp, can I link a record coming through PowerBI/Dataflow to a record that will be created in SharePoint within PowerApps itself?

2 - can this link maintain the row level security that is applied in PowerBI?

3 - is PowerApps the best way to achieve this?  Or is there another way that is easier?

 

What I am trying to achieve is a data collection tool that allows managers to record information about the leave balance of their employees.  They will get access to their employees leave balance information through a PowerBI report.

 

The data I collect from the manager then needs to be reported back in the PowerBI report along side the leave balance information.

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  • lbendlin Profile Picture
    8,551 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    There are a couple of fundamental issues at play here

     

    2.  No, this will break the security lineage

    The data I collect from the manager then needs to be reported back in the PowerBI report along side the leave balance information.

    The Power BI data write back story is a sad one.  You need

     

    - a PowerApps Premium license for EVERY user

    - a Direct Query data source like SQL Server - neither Dataflows nor SharePoint are suitable

    - a PowerApps visual that initiates a "power bi integration refresh"  which sounds weird against a direct query source but in reality ALSO refreshes the page visuals (!!!)

     

    So - possible in theory but involves massive refactoring of your process.

  • carlblunck Profile Picture
    17 on at

    Hi @lbendlin thanks for replying to this!

     

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