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The barcode scanner can only filter reports that have a column marked as Barcode. You get a message Looks like you don't have any reports that can be filtered by barcodes: This means you don't have any barcode-enabled reports. You can scan a different product, choose a different report (if more than one report is available), or view the report unfiltered. This might be the case, for instance, if the product whose barcode you scanned isn't included in the report. You get a message Couldn't filter report - Looks like this barcode doesn't exist in the report data: This means that the value of the barcode you scanned doesn't appear in the data model of the report you chose to filter. Here are some issues you may encounter when you scan a barcode on an item. If you scan a barcode for a report that has more than one barcode column, no filtering takes place. The mobile apps support Barcode filtering only for reports that have only one barcode column across all report data tables. Indicates that the report is currently not filtered by a barcode. Indicates that the report is currently filtered by a barcode. To know whether a report is currently filtered by a barcode, look at the icon on the Barcode Scanner menu item: The Filters pane gives no indication of barcode filtering. On the floating scanner, select Clear barcode filter to go back to the unfiltered report. On the report's action bar, tap the filled barcode scanner icon that indicates that a filter is active and tap it to open the floating scanner. To clear barcode filtering while in a filtered report:

Select Filter by recent barcodes to change the report filter to one of the barcodes you've scanned within the current session.

Select Clear barcode filter to go back to the unfiltered report.

Focus the scanner on the new item to change the filter of the report to a different barcode value.

If the icon is clear, the filter isn't active and the report isn't filtered by a barcode.Įither way, tap the icon to open a small menu with a floating scanner.

If the barcode icon is filled,, the filter is active and the report is already filtered by a barcode.

On the report's action bar, tap the barcode icon. While looking at a report filtered by a barcode on your device, you may want to filter the same report by a different barcode. Filter by other barcodes while in a report If the report doesn't contain the barcode you scanned, you will also get the message "Couldn't filter report". If there is only one report with a barcode field, you won't get a list of reports, but rather the report will open directly, filtered according to the barcode you scanned. In that case you can go back to the list and try another report. If the report doesn't contain the barcode, you'll get the message "Couldn't filter report". You will see a list of reports that have barcode fields.įind the report you're looking for and tap to open it on your device, automatically filtered according to the barcode you scanned. Point the scanner at a barcode on the item you're interested in. If your camera is not enabled, you'll need to approve the Power BI app to use the camera. On the navigation bar, tap More options (.) and then tap Scanner. When engineers are out on the floor checking machine status, they can easily scan a machine's barcode and get to a KPI report about its performance and status.

Say the machines on a factory floor are identified with barcodes, and the telemetry from those machines is being processed and sent to Power BI.

You choose the relevant report and the report opens, filtered to the relevant data.

You'll get a list of reports that have barcode data. You can just open the Power BI scanner on your mobile device and scan an item's barcode. Imagine you're checking inventory in a large supermarket and while your out in the aisles you need to get information about particular products, such as how many the store has in stock, what departments the items are stocked in, etc.Here are examples of two scenarios where barcode scanning is useful:

You can open the report you're looking for, automatically filtered to the information you need. When you scan a product barcode using the Power BI mobile app's camera, you'll get a list of the reports that have barcode data. Say your organization has reports containing data that has been tagged as barcode data in Power BI Desktop. Scan barcodes in the real world to get directly to filtered BI information in the Power BI mobile app.