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Deployment considerations for Emissions Impact Dashboard deployment

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This article provides information about deployment considerations and checklists to note while setting up Emissions Impact Dashboard to monitor carbon emissions for Azure and Microsoft 365.

Deployment considerations for Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure

  • To ensure the report refreshes over time, the admin credentials of the user who connects the app to your organization's data must be valid over time.
  • After you set up the connection, it can take up to 24 hours to initiate the Power BI view. Refresh the dataset after 24 hours.
  • You can't access the dashboard's Power BI designer file (pbix), so you can't use some tools like Performance Analyzer in Power BI Desktop. However, you can edit reports with the functionality supported by the Power BI service.

Deployment checklist for Emissions Impact Dashboard for Azure

  • Make sure the deployment user has an admin role with read/write permissions on your Azure tenant and a Power BI Pro license assigned.
  • Check that the user is listed in Microsoft Cost Management and verify that you have admin privileges.
  • Make sure you have your billing account ID (formerly known as the enrollment number) for EA Direct customers or your billing account ID for MCA/MPA.
  • Set the connection in Power BI with the credentials that have access to the enrollment ID/billing account ID with valid permissions.

Deployment considerations for Emissions Impact Dashboard for Microsoft 365

  • To ensure that the report successfully refreshes over time, the Microsoft 365 admin credentials of the user who connects the application to your organization's data must be valid over time.
  • Emissions Impact Dashboard for Microsoft 365 can take 24-48 hours to load your data after completing the connection process. Refresh the dataset after 24 hours.
  • You can't access the dashboard's Power BI designer file (pbix), so you can't use some tools available in Power BI Desktop, such as Performance Analyzer. You can edit reports with the functionality supported by the Power BI service.

Deployment checklist for Emissions Impact Dashboard for Microsoft 365

  • Make sure the deployment user has one of the following Microsoft 365 admin roles (Global admin, Exchange admin, Skype for Business admin, SharePoint admin, Global reader, Report reader) and has a Power BI Pro license assigned.
  • Make sure to have your Microsoft 365 tenant ID for deployment. To find your tenant ID, go to Find your Microsoft 365 tenant ID.
  • Ensure that you schedule your dataset to refresh automatically on a daily or weekly basis so that you always have access to the latest information.

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