Configure Power BI report image harvesting
task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read prep-to-run-powerbi-collector-report-image-harvest.md
Enable report image harvesting to collect preview images from Power BI reports.
Before you begin
Role required: admin
Note: Report image harvesting isn’t supported for Power BI Apps.
About this task
Enable report image harvesting to collect preview images from Power BI reports for display in the Data Catalog.
Procedure
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Enable the export setting in the Power BI Admin Portal.
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Sign in to Power BI using a Power BI Admin account.
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Navigate to Settings > Admin Portal.
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Locate and enable the Export reports as image files setting from the Admin settings.
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Verify workspace capacity.
Confirm that the reports to be exported are located in a workspace with Premium, Embedded, or Fabric capacity. For details, see the Power BI documentation.
Parent Topic:Prepare to run the PowerBI collector
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---
title: Configure Power BI report image harvesting
description: Enable report image harvesting to collect preview images from Power BI reports.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/integrate-applications/prep-to-run-powerbi-collector-report-image-harvest.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Prepare to run the PowerBI collector, PowerBI metadata collector, Configuring metadata collectors, Data Catalog, Workflow Data Fabric]
---
# Configure Power BI report image harvesting
Enable report image harvesting to collect preview images from Power BI reports.
## Before you begin
Role required: admin
**Note:** Report image harvesting isn’t supported for Power BI Apps.
## About this task
Enable report image harvesting to collect preview images from Power BI reports for display in the Data Catalog.
## Procedure
1. Enable the export setting in the Power BI Admin Portal.
1. Sign in to Power BI using a Power BI Admin account.
2. Navigate to **Settings** > **Admin Portal**.
3. Locate and enable the **Export reports as image files** setting from the [Admin settings](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/export-to#using-the-api).
2. Verify workspace capacity.
Confirm that the reports to be exported are located in a workspace with Premium, Embedded, or Fabric capacity. For details, see the [Power BI documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/enterprise/service-premium-what-is).
**Parent Topic:**[Prepare to run the PowerBI collector](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/prepare-to-run-powerbi-collector.md)
| title | Configure Power BI report image harvesting |
| description | Enable report image harvesting to collect preview images from Power BI reports. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/integrate-applications/prep-to-run-powerbi-collector-report-image-harvest.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Prepare to run the PowerBI collectorPowerBI metadata collectorConfiguring metadata collectorsData CatalogWorkflow Data Fabric |