{"id":3375,"date":"2021-01-05T10:23:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/?page_id=3375"},"modified":"2024-09-19T13:55:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T17:55:52","slug":"power-bi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/services\/software\/power-bi\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Power BI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Power BI is a data visualization tool that integrates into the Microsoft 365 environment. Users may take data from a number of different sources to create a custom visual for their needs.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h4>Support Policy<\/h4>\n<p>MET IT is responsible for the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Installation on MET-provisioned machines<\/li>\n<li>Escalating developer license requests to BU IS&amp;T<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Microsoft Power BI is available on the <a href=\"\/metit\/services\/ed-tech\/labs\/virtual-labs\/\">Open VLab<\/a>. Mac users should use this access method as Power BI is a <em>Windows only<\/em> application.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt><strong>Free vs Pro Version<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Faculty, staff, and students are free to use Power BI directly from the vendor without a license or sign-on.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty and staff who need developer tools (such as the ability to share reports) may request a license by <a href=\"\/metit\/about\/\">contacting us<\/a>. Students may also gain access to the Pro version if a faculty member requests on their behalf.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<hr\/>\n<h4>Resources<\/h4>\n<div class=\"center-children\">\n<div class=\"grid col-3 colors\">\n<div class=\"hovereffect\" style=\"background-color: #707070\"><a href=\"\/metit\/services\/ed-tech\/labs\/virtual-labs\/\"><span>Access via Open VLabs<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"hovereffect\" style=\"background-color: #707070\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/distribution\/power-bi\/\"><span>BU IS&amp;T Overview<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"hovereffect\" style=\"background-color: #707070\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/products\/power-bi\"><span>Power BI Product Page<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<h4>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt><strong>How do I get past the sign-in screen for the free version of Power BI?<\/strong><\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>Click the <strong>X<\/strong> button near the top right of the sign in page to close it. You do <em>NOT<\/em> need to sign in.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/metit\/files\/2021\/01\/PowerBI-capture-636x323.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3376\" width=\"603\" height=\"257\" \/>\n    <\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Power BI is a data visualization tool that integrates into the Microsoft 365 environment. Users may take data from a number of different sources to create a custom visual for their needs. Support Policy MET IT is responsible for the following: Installation on MET-provisioned machines Escalating developer license requests to BU IS&amp;T Microsoft Power [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12389,"featured_media":0,"parent":628,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3375"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3375"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8466,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3375\/revisions\/8466"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/metit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}