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A mature AS400 Power BI plan defines credentials, gateway ownership, refresh timing, field security, audit needs, and who fixes broken reports after schema or business logic changes.
Start by deciding whether Power BI needs live data, scheduled refreshes, replicated data, or API-backed datasets. Direct Db2 for i connectivity can be useful, but buyers must protect production performance and authority controls before opening broad analyst access.
A mature AS400 Power BI plan defines credentials, gateway ownership, refresh timing, field security, audit needs, and who fixes broken reports after schema or business logic changes.