In a Power BI workspace, a user with the Contributor role pins a card visual from a report to a dashboard and wants to receive an email whenever the value on the card exceeds a specified threshold. The user opens the dashboard tile's menu but does not see the option to create a data alert. What is the most likely reason the alert option is unavailable?
The user needs the Member role (or higher) in the workspace to configure alerts.
The underlying dataset uses a live connection to an on-premises Analysis Services model.
The dashboard is being viewed from the Power BI mobile application rather than a web browser.
The tile refresh frequency is set to a schedule longer than 30 minutes.
Data-driven alerts cannot be configured on tiles that are based on a live connection to an on-premises Analysis Services model. Although pinning the card to a dashboard succeeds, the alert feature only supports tiles whose data is cached in Power BI (such as Import mode or DirectQuery datasets). Workspace roles, the Power BI mobile app, and the refresh schedule do not affect whether the alert command appears. Therefore, using a live connection to Analysis Services is the condition that prevents the user from creating the alert.
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