SOP for PowerBI Data Updates

Standard Operating Procedure for PowerBI Data Updates

  1. Log into OneDrive to retrieve the PowerBI folder

    • Note the files ending in “PowerBISource”

    • Folder link to be provided prior to task being assigned

  2. Log into B2Gnow

  3. Click on Reporting

    • Full List > Contracts

    • Download “All Payments Detail”

      • Click on the link “All Payments Detail”

      • Enter Start Date as the first day of the current fiscal year

      • Enter End Date as today’s date

      • Click “View Report”

      • Click the export dropdown menu

      • Choose to save as a excel file

    • Download “Contracts with goals and no subcontractors”

      • Click on the link “Contracts with goals and no subcontractors”

      • Click the export dropdown menu

      • Choose to save as a excel file

    • Download “Ethnicity and Gender Summary - Subcontractor”

      • Click on the link “Ethnicity and Gender Summary - Subcontractor”

      • Click the export dropdown menu

      • Choose to save as a excel file

    • Scroll down to Data

    • Download “Contracts Data Dump”.

      • Select “All” for Contract Status

      • Enter Start Date as 1/1/1900

      • Enter End Date as today’s date

      • Click “View Report”

      • Click the export dropdown menu

      • Choose to save as a excel file

  4. Log into Outlook

    • Look for email with the updated attachment “LIS Contract Substantial Completion Report”

      • Save as “CC-LIS Contract Substantial Completion ReportPowerBISource.xlsx”

  5. Replace the old files in the PowerBI folder with the new corresponding files

    • Save “All Payments Detail” as “AllPaymentsDetail PowerBISource.xlsx”

    • Save “Contracts with goals and no subcontractors” as “ContractsWithGoalsAndNoSubcontractorsPowerBISource.xlsx”

    • Save “Ethnicity and Gender Summary - Subcontractor” as “EthnicityGenderSummarySubcontractorsOnlyPowerBISource.xlsx”

    • Save “Contracts Data Dump” as “Data_Dump_ContractPowerBI source.xlsx”

    • Save “LIS Contract Substantial Completion Report” as “CC-LIS Contract Substantial Completion ReportPowerBISource.xlsx”

  6. Open the PowerBI report

  7. Home > Queries > Refresh

    • If you run into an error it is most likely because a column name changed, check the file and make sure it matches with the template

  8. Check if files are updated correctly

    • Open B2GNow and make sure it is on the home page

    • If Contract Summary is not on your dashboard, press “Personalize”

      • Check off “Contract Summary” and change Data to “To Organization”

      • Press “Add to Dashboard”

    • Open PowerBI B2G Report

    • If these numbers match up, the files were updated correctly

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