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tommy_g
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6 years ago

Looking for options to document PBI Data Model view

I'd like to take screen shots of my PBI Data Model (desktop) and use them as active documentation. The goal is to use the screenshot as a report page background, then add a few data cards, shapes of ...
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6 years ago

Meagan Longoria made a sample PBI File a long while ago which connects to the internals of your .pbix file. 

There's probably some more alternatives out on the interwebz.

 

Coincidentally, Danish MVP Bent Nissen Pedersen is doing a user group session for us on Wednesday on Automating Documentation for PBI & Analysis Services models. Feel free to join us, or I'll try to remember to link you the recording afterwards.

I've yet to see his solution myself, but I heard nice things about it..

/shameless plug 😊

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    tommy_g
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    6 years ago

    Thanks for pointing me to Meagan's work on documenting the model, this will be handy later.

     

    I have not found any options for visual documentation of the model, I will move on to Plan B.