Looking for options to document PBI Data Model view

[tommy_g]

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 buttons on top. Unfortunately I see no way to change the dark gray background. Attaching one example from PBI Desktop and one from SSAS which looks much better, but it's not the same application.

Plan B: suggestions for a tool which can read the DM and produce a clean document for end-user consumption.

Plan C: Old-School DIY in PowerPoint.

[Anonymous]

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 😊

[tommy_g]

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.