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I have Power BI Desktop (January) For Report Server, Version: 2.88.1382.0 64-bit (January 2021)
I do not see have the External Tools option on the menu. I have checked the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Power BI Desktop\External Tools and there are four json files there for ALM Toolkit, Dax Studio, Tabular Editor, and POwer BI Helper.
How can I get the External Tools option to show?
Hi @Anonymous ,
If you want to use Tabular Editor in Power BI Desktop, please download and install it from this link:
https://github.com/otykier/TabularEditor/releases/tag/2.16.1
If the problem is still not resolved, please provide detailed error information or the expected result you expect. Let me know immediately, looking forward to your reply.
Best Regards,
Winniz
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
As far as I know that menu extension only works for the regular Power BI Desktop, not for Power BI Desktop RS.
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