Using the same schema against multiple SQL server database connections

[judycheung]

I have a direct query connection to a SQL server database and have created the relationships and some reports against it.  I now want to use this same model (same table names and relationships) and report visuals but connected to a different SQL server database.  Is it possible to export/import the schema (not the data) from one database to another?

[lbendlin]

That's not really a Power BI question.  In SSMS you can generate the required scripts on the source server and then run them on the destination server.

Word of caution:  When you change a data source in Power Query there is a non-zero chance that all subsequent ETL steps will disappear, that measures and groups will go poof, that visuals will break, or all of the above.  Always, always have a backup before you attempt that.

[judycheung]

I think it is a Power BI question.  I have two SQL server databases with the same schema (but not the same data) that sit in SSMS, say DB1 and DB2.  When I create a new report in Power BI, I am doing a direct query connection to the first database DB1 and I have loaded the chosen tables, managed the relationships and built some widgets on the report.

Now I want to create a new report but this time doing a direct query connection to DB2, but I don't want to have to build it all again.  I wanted the exact same schema, relationships and widgets but pointing to DB2 instead of DB1 so I can make comparisons on the data

[lbendlin]

You can duplicate the power query queries and modify the source step to point to DB2.

Have you considered deployment pipelines?