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Michael Steineke on 09 Sep 2015 03:46:32

PowerBI.com should have some type of Source Code control integration for change control

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7d1228ab 8832-41cc-bac0-8a24664e87ac on 05 Jul 2020 23:40:31

RE: source control

adding my voice to the chorus. Really looking forward to this

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271521f4 ec0c-4114-8d10-7ec93573d68d on 05 Jul 2020 23:39:19

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Still waiting... a text friendly format is really needed. Not only for source control but for editing too; no one likes going through a cumbersome UI to make repetitive changes or setting up repetitive relations, filters, and settings changes for every control...

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1c5194b9 ba16-4e6c-a6a8-c159d2edbb5d on 05 Jul 2020 23:38:41

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I need this too. I use BeyondCompare for diffs, so for me the solution is ideally just the ability to point PowerBI at a folder with the same folder structure as the zip file. You could then just version control the folder. That should be a small enhancement as it is just the ability to either OpenFile(filepath) or OpenFolder(folderpath)

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5cac44ff 3961-47ec-84a9-1ff1b4786f6b on 05 Jul 2020 23:38:20

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I can't understand why this can not be done yet. In the end pbix file is a zipped version of folders, xml and text files. As a work around, we have been using beyond compare on unzipped pbix files to compare. But we can't do much more.
an in built compare mechanism with DevOps/Git and/or Visual Studio would be very much welcome.

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a9c6ca4f 380c-4517-a3cd-003514d4dbc8 on 05 Jul 2020 23:37:35

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Total showstopper. Even if MS has got the opinion, that Power BI is not a developer tool, source control is essential for continuous development. I understand that there is mainly a problem of the way pbix files are stored, as there is no xml structure so that diffs are not doable for now. But still: commenting the changes someone did is absolutely essential!

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0247a2df c124-43bd-8ed8-28d6f6f504ff on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:53

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'+ 1 on the integration here with Git and Azure DevOps.

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fa0db820 3c59-4a99-96db-9b24df318137 on 05 Jul 2020 23:35:38

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'+1 ... How can we deliver an enterprise PowerBI project without source control? I need to integrate all PowerBI Reports as part of Azure DevOps / Visual Studio project.

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9332a802 05a6-462c-a5d1-9507ffefa02f on 05 Jul 2020 23:34:36

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I'd like to see at least the DAX queries stored in a way that can be source controlled, perhaps an option to store them in separate files that can be loaded into the pbix file?

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9cfb7655 1a81-4ed3-92ce-645e71a75018 on 05 Jul 2020 23:33:13

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Dear Power BI team, this is badly needed

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19545dd8 231b-4951-9281-50c432cf9ed3 on 05 Jul 2020 23:30:58

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OMG Microsoft! This gotta be one of most commented Idea I've seen on your idea forums. And you don't even respond.