How to Deploy Power BI Desktop Client using Configuration Manager

How to Deploy Power BI Desktop Client using Configuration Manager. Before we begin, download the Power BI client and copy it to a folder, where you place content for SCCM deployments. 

Create SCCM application

1. Start the SCCM console and navigate to Software Library\Application Management\Applications. Click Create Application;

2. Select Manually specify the application information and click Next;

3. Fill in the fields and click Next;

4. Fill in the fields, add Icon (you can use some of these);

5. Click Next;

6. For Deployment Types, click Add;

7. At Type select Script Installer, select Manually specify the application information and click Next;

8. Fill in fields and click Next;

9. Select Content Location. For Installation program use:

msiexec /i "PBIDesktop_x64.msi" /qn ACCEPT_EULA=1

For Uninstall program use:

msiexec /x {<your msi ID, see next step>} /q /norestart

10. Click Next;

11. Click Add Clause, set Windows Installer, click Browse, and select your MSI package. In the Product code field, you get your MSI ID. Click OK;

12. Click Next;

13. Specify user experience settings for the application and click Summary;

14. Click Next;

15. Click Close;

16. Deployment type added, click Summary;

17. Click Next;

18. Click Close;

19. Select the newly added application and click Deploy in the upper menu;

20. Select Collection and click Next;

21. Add Distribution Point and click Next;

22. Select Action and Purpose, click Next;

23. Click Next;

24. Set User Notifications and click Next;

25. Click Next;

26. Click Next;

27. Click Close;

28. Wait for some time, refresh the page and use must get Content Status – Success;

We complete the SCCM side, let’s check how it works at the client.

Deploy Power BI from Software Center

1. Log into the client and start Software Center. You must see a new application;

2. Click Install and wait some time;

3. The client successfully installed it, so let’s uninstall it. Click Uninstall;