How to Remove the Cloud Selection Window

The PowerBI reports are designed to be useable by any company, however for most cases you will wish to "hard-code" your cloud information into the report. When first downloaded, the reports utilize Parameters which are designed to be user adjustable without having to re-write the entire report. However, they reports have been setup to easily switch over to a hard-coded cloud information. 

Process

• Open The Advanced Editor
• Edit the "Cloud Query" which currently looks similar to this:
  
• Replace the YOURCLOUDID, YOURCLOUDNAME and YOURCLOUDREGION with the values from the Cloud Parameters Report.
• Move the // from the first line to the second:
  
• Save and Close the Cloud Query.
• Delete the Parameters for CloudID, CloudRegion, and CloudName. You may wish to keep the Project, and any other Parameters that are in your report.
  
  

  Frequently Asked Questions:

• Does hard-coding mean anyone can access my data?
  • It is best to think of the .pbix PowerBI file as similar to an excel file. Once the data is in the file, anyone with access to the file can open it. However, they are not able to refresh, change projects, or load other data from OpenGround without first logging in. They are then limited to the same (if any) permissions to the hard-coded cloud they already have.