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Chrome Extension to auto refresh Power BI report. Requirement  :  Power BI report will be visible on monitor/projector and team will monitor it live. Report needs to refresh on it's own every 5 seconds. Power BI : We created report with SQL direct query so report shows current data when accessed or clicked refresh on report. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-use-directquery Solutions : #1 :  Refresh full page every x seconds https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/auto-refresh/ifooldnmmcmlbdennkpdnlnbgbmfalko?hl=en-US Issues with above solution : Extension refreshes full page (browser refresh) so screen becomes blank for second(s). If user want to click on report and see the data, it can cause issue if page refreshes at same time. #2 : Created new chrome plug in / Extension so it will click refresh button after N (seconds) interval, so it will only make AJAX call and refresh report data (not entire page). https://chrome.google.c...

How to update Site collection audit settings for SharePoint online with document library ? Prerequisite 1 : Install SharePoint Online Management Shell (Google term if below link breaks) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35588 FYI : AuditMaskType enumeration : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/office/sharepoint-server/mt125231(v=office.15) ID Microsoft.SharePoint. Client.AuditMaskType Enum Value UI Options 1 All -1 Not available from UI 2 CheckIn 2 Checking out or checking in items   3 CheckOut 1 Checking out or checking in items   4 ChildDelete 64 Not available from UI 5 Copy 2048 Moving or copying items to another location in the site   6 ObjectDelete 8 Deleting or restoring items   7 Move 4096 Moving or copying items to another location in the site   ...