Happy Thursday!
Many of you probably saw my blog post yesterday regarding the new release of Power BI Report Server. I wanted to bring to your attention a couple additional items as it relates to that release, specifically when you’re upgrading from the August preview. I am covering these in my session at PASS later today, but wanted to have something out before that time.
1. You must use the October 2017 version of Power BI Desktop that is optimized for Report Server with this release. You can download that October version directly here – https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=56136
2. If you have upgraded from August, any Power BI report that you used imported/embedded data in must be re-published. The simplest way to do this would be to download the file locally, open it using the October 2017 version Power BI Desktop for RS, and then save it back to the server. You should then have no issues viewing the reports on your server.
While most folks won’t be affected by this scenario, some of our most passionate users (like those attending PASS 
) will be, so please remember these tips as you upgrade.
If you’ll be at my session later today, I look forward to seeing you there!
Christopher Finlan 