Generate Reports from Data in the CDS

[yanalex981]

Access had the functionality to generate reports, and I can do it through the Reporting Tool if I run an on-premises SQL Server, but how would I generate reports if all my data are stored in CDS?

[RezaDorrani]

Hi @yanalex981 

Power BI (CDS)

https://powerapps.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/cds-for-apps-powerbi/

Create a Model Driven App and use its reporting features

or use flow to query cds 

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Reza Dorrani

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[yanalex981]

Thanks for informing me on the PowerApps Reporting Tool! Didn't know about it. Though it doesn't seem able to generate anything more complex than tables and charts. In MS Access, we could set up headers, footers, formatting, page breaks, etc, a whole lot more.

PowerBI seems suitable for generating single page graphically oriented reports (summaries), as reports that span multiple pages may become cumbersome. Printing support appears to be poor as it just generates a PDF, and you have to print the PDF hoping that scaling and orientation is correct when it gets spit out by the printer.

I'm thinking of creating templates in Word, and populating it with a Flow or something like that.

[RezaDorrani]

Hi @yanalex981 

Populating word templates is possible using MS Flow 

Form PowerApps call MS Flo and then use the populate word template action to generate your report

Regards,

Reza Dorrani

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