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VIM being served from Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
VIM being served from Microsoft Azure Blob Storage

Part of getting VIMs into Microsoft PowerBI means uploading a VIM to a public URL

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Written by VIM
Updated over 2 years ago

Here's how we can set up an Azure Blob Storage and set its CORS policy so a VIM file will be accessible by public URL to PowerBI.

Prerequisites:

  1. You've got a VIM file. If you don't, go here and sign up: www.vimaec.com

  2. You have a Microsoft Azure account and can create a resource group and storage account.

Steps:

  1. Create a Microsoft Azure resource group

  2. Create a storage account

    Pick the resource group you just made and leave the options at default values.

  3. Tune the CORS settings for the storage account

    1. * for Allowed origins

    2. GET+HEAD+PUT for Allowed methods

    3. * for Allowed headers

    4. * for Exposed headers

  4. Add a blob storage container to the storage account and set the Public access level to Container (this means it's public).

  5. Upload your VIM to the new container

  6. Copy the URL for the VIM from the Blob Properties and test that it downloads in a new browser tab

Use that public URL in your PowerBI WebGL Visualization from VIM. If you don't have one and want to learn more, email us: sales@vimaec.com

We at VIM do a few more things to serve the VIMs lightning fast, so if you want steps for that capability, be sure to reach out!

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