Power BI Embedded Dashboards

To set up your Power BI Embedded dashboard connection in Skykit Beam, you'll need:

• A display or screen to play your content

• A media player and an HDMI cord

• Internet connectivity

To set up your display:

• Turn on the display.

• Connect your media player to the display using the HDMI cord.

• Connect your power cable to a power source and your media player.

• Log in to to set up your secure dashboard connection.

• If required, select your desired tenant.

• From the Content screen, click the +Content button at the top right.

  

• Select Dashboards from the create menu.

• Fill out the following fields in the Dashboard creation process.

  

Recommendation

When using multiple Power BI Embedded dashboards in a Skykit playlist, each dashboard must go through an authentication process the first time it is played. If you have several Power BI dashboards in succession, this will increase load times due to the need to log into each one. Additionally, Skykit will need to re-authenticate each dashboard every time the Reload Duration set for the dashboard content is completed. To avoid these delays, we recommend using the standard Power BI version instead of the embedded version.

Step 1: Which dashboard provider would you like to use?

• Within the dropdown menu and scroll down and select the Power BI Embedded option.

• In the Enter a dashboard URL field, enter the Power BI Embedded Dashboard URL you would like to display. Remember, you must also include https:// in your URL.

  
  

  ◘ Important Note: The Power BI URL you provide, must be the Embedded URL in order for this dashboard to properly display. Furthermore, if there is a specific tab within your report you would like to display, you will need to utilize the embedded URL given. Please review the What is an Embedded URL? section to learn more

What is an Embedded URL?

To find the Embedded URL with in your Power BI page, follow this: Embed a report in a secure portal or website

Embedded URLs allow Skykit to display your dashboard correctly. This will help ensure to display just the dashboard report and not the entire webpage.

Step 2: How do you want to log in to your dashboard?

Within the dropdown menu, select the way you want to login with.

• Direct

• Okta

  Note: If you notice that Skykit is having trouble logging into your Dashboard provider, there might be a configuration that needs to be updated on our end. Please reach out to support@skykit.com

  • If you are logging in with Okta, please provide the username and password you would use to log into Okta.

• Multi-Factor Authentication (TOTP)

  Note:

  There may be additional steps that need to be configured on your MFA provider. Learn more. Furthermore, some MFA solutions are proprietary and are not supported by Skykit at this time, some of these some of these solutions maybe:

  ○ Call/Text/Email based one-time codes solutions

  ○ Physical keys such as a usb fob or NFC chip solutions

  ○ Biometric authentication solutions

  • If you are using Multi-Factor Authentication (TOTP) as a way to log in, you will need to enter a Multi-Factor Authentication secret key provided when you configured a service account from your dashboard provider. To learn more about MFA login, click here.

• Ping

  Note: If you notice that Skykit is having troubles logging into your Dashboard provider, there might be a configuration update that needs to be updated on our end. Please reach out to support@skykit.com

  • If you are logging in with Ping, please provide the username and password you would use to log into Ping.

Can't find the login method you're looking for? Please reach out to support@skykit.com.

Step 3: What is the username and password used to log in to your dashboard?

If this is your first dashboard connection, you'll need to create a username and password.

Select +Add a new dashboard username and password from the username list, then enter a user name and password for your dashboard software in the fields.

Next, give your dashboard username and password a nickname to be easily identified later. The next time you look in username and password list, you will see this nickname

Step 4: Additional Settings

What do you want to name your Beam Dashboard?

Name your dashboard so you can easily find it within Beam

Reload Duration

This setting determines how often Skykit will force your dashboard to reload. If it’s crucial to show the most up to date data, set a low reload duration.

Note:

If your displays are on a mobile network, frequent page reloads can be costly. Reducing the Reload Duration can help save costs when your displays use a mobile connection.

Timeout Duration:

Skykit will attempt to reach your dashboard within the designated time frame. If it's not successful, we'll move on after the duration has passed.