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Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

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Brett Gerhardi on 24 May 2016 16:44:02

Often we need to expand on an idea from one report further and copy and paste visuals/pages from one PBIX to another. This would be a huge productivity and quality benefit.

Administrator on 17 Nov 2018 01:54:09

We are excited to announce that this shipped in our November update of PBI Desktop: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-desktop-november-2018-feature-summary/#copyPaste For those asking, it will be included in the next version of Power BI Desktop for Report Server as well.

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b1116454 5830-4476-88e9-c1b135736006 on 05 Jul 2020 23:20:34

RE: Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

I vote Yes!

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d645bace b3ef-4fa6-846c-96e375c235ba on 05 Jul 2020 23:20:29

RE: Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

Really Microsoft? Qlikview and Tableau have this functionality for a long time now. It shouldn't be difficult if you develop correctly...

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1fab3297 92b9-4d39-bde0-22a02d43ec71 on 05 Jul 2020 23:20:27

RE: Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

This would be valuable in our business. Merging top-level aspects of multiple pbix files would allow a master/parent pbix but without the fine detail/complexity within its children. For example, an engineering dept, finance dept, purchasing dept could create their own complex pbix but a director could have a parent pbix for top-level KPI’s. I imaging this as analogous to the way Project handles thus equivalent situation.

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345fa145 78c7-4f6a-8ed7-118263e31e49 on 05 Jul 2020 23:19:26

RE: Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

Copy and pasting between different pbix files would be very helpful. Currently we have to recreate everything in the same pbix.

Also sharing differend datasource across pbix would be helpfull for more single consolidated reports when base data models exists already in other reports

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49caf22f 2327-470c-b1e6-53b6b487fffa on 05 Jul 2020 23:19:03

RE: Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

If the Tabular Editor - which is developed by a single person - can easily do this, then I'm sure it's not that hard for the Power BI team to implement!

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a3309361 99be-ea11-a812-000d3a8ddfb2 on 05 Jul 2020 23:19:02

RE: Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

How about to make it possible for "Format Painter" first? Copy&paste visual from one file to another doesn't make very much sense unless they share same data model (with measures used in that visual) Right?

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f71de721 1cc2-4946-b348-0e1a3becf42e on 05 Jul 2020 23:18:45

RE: Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

Very critical ant a true efficiency gain. I am with others in that we can fix the errors if any exist.

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370f7ecb 866b-4c3c-8567-8071392fb171 on 05 Jul 2020 23:18:44

RE: Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

Really need this to be put in priority list

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5c00be6a 0855-e811-a95e-000d3a1bec70 on 05 Jul 2020 23:18:39

RE: Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

I would hope its possible to allow copy and paste, and to raise an error if the underlying data source is incompatible, and then allow the user to fix if there is an error?

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a3309361 99be-ea11-a812-000d3a8ddfb2 on 05 Jul 2020 23:18:12

RE: Allow copy and paste between different PBIX's

Please this is important. What is the status, very long time ago since admin comments?