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Ability to compare two pbix files / reports

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Vibhor on 09 Sep 2015 05:50:08

Ability to compare two reports, for e.g. if I want to review somebody’s work that the only thing he has changed is only a bug fix, there is no way to compare the old report vs the new one (like a xml compare / json etc. compare of those two files). This is to ensure that I haven’t changed anything more than needed.

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7067a5c5 d90b-49da-b5f7-b1cd3bf56365 on 06 Jul 2020 00:05:39

RE: Ability to compare two pbix files / reports

I see this is a very old post. Does anyone know if there are any difference compare tools available for comparing powerbi reports? Now that we are in 2020?

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09f78272 d611-4dd3-a0cd-ff9dc287b70c on 06 Jul 2020 00:01:00

RE: Ability to compare two pbix files / reports

I wonder why this idea hasn't received more votes yet.

How do other people deal with missing version control, change tracking, and bulk editing options for Power BI in an enterprise BI context? Is there a solution to these problems that I just don't know about?

I'd appreciate any comments which describe solutions for those issues.

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1bfb39f3 83a8-431c-950c-8bb306511b97 on 05 Jul 2020 23:02:43

RE: Ability to compare two pbix files / reports

to go with
https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/9677517-source-control

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18135256 436b-4097-bf2a-152f6429e2fa on 05 Jul 2020 23:02:32

RE: Ability to compare two pbix files / reports

This would be a big help so you can use normal development tools like source control and diff's. Hard to scale up report development without this.

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f25392d2 8dca-467e-9d01-bc6de4683f00 on 05 Jul 2020 22:59:06

RE: Ability to compare two pbix files / reports

We have had issues with people changing the attributes and its hard to see what was updated.

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f62ea7b9 5f40-4b48-a234-d8b44294255e on 05 Jul 2020 22:57:26

RE: Ability to compare two pbix files / reports

The Power BI ecosystem needs a version control mechanism. Having a tool that can show the differences between PBIXs will move us closer in that direction.

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f1ec2a0b 8074-4c1f-b623-83a9e5f6b271 on 05 Jul 2020 22:41:30

RE: Ability to compare two pbix files / reports

I would also support this feature mainly to review changes done by other person. Or if PowerBI can show just the difference ...it would be useful too.