Premium Per User (PPU) is a new way to license premium features on a per-user basis, and includes all Power BI Pro license capabilities, along with features like paginated reports, AI, and other capabilities that previously were only available with a Premium capacity. With a PPU license, you do not need a separate Power BI Pro license, as all Pro license capabilities are included in PPU. [1]
Let’s talk about the type of reports you can create and publish using Report Builder, Power BI Desktop or directly from the service.
Power BI Reports
These reports are optimized for exploration and interactivity
They are ideal for interactive analytical reports used to discover relationships and patterns
Note: Authored in the Power BI Service or Power BI Desktop
Paginated Reports
These reports are optimized for printing or PDF generation
There are ideal for operational reports used for financial settlement, sales invoices, etc.
Note: Authored by Report Builder
A PPU license allows you to get premium features, which can be a game changer for building interactive and pixel perfect reports.
- Create paginated reports with table, matrix, chart, and free-form report layouts. Create table reports for column-based data, matrix reports (like cross-tab or PivotTable reports) for summarized data, chart reports for graphical data, and free-form reports for anything else. Reports can embed other reports and charts, together with lists, graphics, and controls for dynamic Web-based applications.
- Report from a variety of data sources. You can create reports that use relational and multidimensional data from SQL Server and Analysis Services, Oracle, Power BI datasets, and other databases.
- Modify existing reports. By using Report Builder, you can customize and update reports that were created in SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) Report Designer.
- Modify your data. Filter, group, and sort data, or add formulas or expressions.
- Add charts, gauges, sparklines, and indicators. Summarize data in a visual format, and present large volumes of aggregated information at a glance.
- Add interactive features such as document maps, show/hide buttons, and drillthrough links to subreports and drillthrough reports. Use parameters and filters to filter data for customized views.
- Embed or reference images and other resources, including external content.
