Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Connection There are two types of gateways in Power BI: Personal Mode & Standard Mode
Options
Local Files
Personal Mode Gateway Standard Mode Gateway
Data Gateways • Can only be used by you • Can be shared and used by multiple users
• Can’t be used with other apps or services • Can be used by Power BI, PowerApps, Flow, etc.
• Only supports scheduled refresh in Power BI • Supports scheduled refresh for Direct Query,
Dataflows
Dataflows, and Analysis Services
Scheduled Refresh
Automation
PRO TIP: Recommend always using the Standard Mode Gateway; it allows for everything the personal
mode gateway does, can be used with Power Apps, and lets you share it with others in your organization