New Update-Power BI Management cmdlets in Azure Cloud Shell

As announced by Microsoft on July 24, 2018, Power BI Management cmdlets are now available in Azure Cloud Shell, thanks to the full support for .NET Core.

As announced by Microsoft on July 24, 2018, Power BI Management cmdlets are now available in Azure Cloud Shell, all thanks to the full support for .NET Core. Say no to frustrating version mismatches, PowerShell configuration issues or even assembly conflicts such as “Could not autoload matching module” or “Could not load file or assembly” with new functionality. Just head over to Azure Cloud Shell and run commands directly in the Azure data center where your Power BI tenant is hosted. The update is a great news for users who quickly want to get started without installing additional PowerShell modules locally.

PS. An Azure AD instance is provided with Power BI. Thus, you can log in to Azure Cloud Shell using the Power BI account.

Getting started

Go to portal.azure to launch Azure Cloud Shell
Sign in with your user account
Alternatively, in the Azure Portal click on shell button in the upper toolbar to launch Azure Cloud
As depicted in the image below, you may be prompted by Azure Cloud to choose between Bash and PowerShell. Make sure that you click “PowerShell (Linux)”.

Power BI

If necessary, Azure Cloud Shell will prompt for an Azure subscription and a storage account as it requires a subscription and a storage account. It comes with a nominal price. Check Azure Pricing Calculator to know more.
Trial and pay-as-you-go options are also available
Azure Cloud Shell will not work without these resources
In that case, to access functionality you must update the .NET Framework and PowerShell on your workstation and uninstall any modules that might conflict with the Power BI cmdlets.
When Azure Cloud Shell is an option, you can use Power BI cmdlets without installing any additional modules.
Just type Login-PowerBIand follow the instructions
Click “Continue” to complete the login process

PS.As of now the application identifies itself as Power BI Gateway. This is confusing and will be taken care of in the future.

Azure

Ta-da! You can now use the Power BI cmdlets in the cloud shell exactly like you were running them on your local workstation.

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About the author

Sneha Gopal

Content Manager, Dock 365

Sneha Gopal is a content manager with four years of content management experience, having worked with brands across the US and UK before joining Dock 365. At Dock 365, she wrote primarily about Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365, covering topics like site customization, security configurations, user profile management, and Power BI integrations while also contributing foundational posts on why SharePoint and Office 365 make a strong backbone for contract lifecycle management. Her work sits at the intersection of Microsoft platform education and practical guidance for teams adopting digital workplace tools.

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