Power BI Feed

1. Begin configuring your power BI feed from the content menu by selecting the power BI tile.

2. You must be signed in to a Screenfeed account to create a Power BI feed. Click continue to sign in or create an account.

3. Set a custom name and click "Customize This Feed".

4. Click "sign in with" and to create a connection with your Microsoft Tenant

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5. A pop up window will appear that leverages Microsoft authorization, this will follow 2 factor authentication rules. Enter Microsoft credentials to authorize read access for the authorized user.

Note: This will install an enterprise application on your Microsoft tenant that may require admin authorization. The application can be further scoped by Microsoft Entra. 

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6. Click on a report name on the left column to add it as a feed item, it will appear under the feed items on the right.

7. Adjust order using the arrows associated with each report

8. Click the “ - “ symbol to remove the report from feed items. 

9. Set duration of each report, and enable/disable animations.

20. Set an intro style, background, and message. Learn more about the intro options from this link. www.screenfeed.com/support-articles/intro-options

21. Set a delivery method (HTML, Media RSS, Direct URL, Json, XML).Learn more about advantages to each delivery method here www.screenfeed.com/support-articles/delivery-methods-available

22. If HTML is the chosen delivery method, optionally enable player level authentication (Device code, BrightSign, BroadSign, or Generic).

When Device Code is chosen the feed will show a code for you to authorize with your screenfeed account at openid.screenfeed.com/device.

When Brightsign Authorization is selected you will have to enter in a variable name and value.

Download the brightsign script plugin below the create feed button. 

Click Create and copy the feed url. ( If you have a Brightsign Series 5 or higher) Copy the Playlist URL (If you have  Brightsign Series 4 or lower)

In BA Connected

Add an HTML widget to your presentation. Then choose support content, Script plugin and choose the download screenfeed auth plugin from the file picker.

Name the plugin screenfeedAuth

Add a Variable under the variable header. Add in the set Variable name and Value from the feed configuration.

Enter the feed/playlist URL in the HTML widget URL field. 

Broadsign authentication requires you to set a content variable name and value.

In Broadsign select a display unit.

Select the player

Under the variables tab, click add on the left and enter in a name and value matching the config. 

Generic option allows you to come up with your own custom JavaScript to retrieve a secret value that you set in your player management software.

23. When Clicking  "Create Feed". Even without a authorization you have the option to choose feed or playlist url. Feed url will render the report directly on the player, this requires Chromium version 110 at minimum or a similar web engine/browser. If you have a lesser web engine or browser select the playlist url.

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