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6 years ago
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pbix vs pbit

I am new to PowerBI, it says that my PBIT file doesn't have data, where as I am able to see data and apply transformations and all on it. so, what exactly is the difference? please help.
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    Pragati11
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    PBIT file is much smaller than the PBIX file. The reason for this is it keeps all the reporting structure along with the data model schema for your data. This allows you to do all the transformations and reporting changes in this file.

    The only benefit of having a PBIT file is from data security point in the scenarios where you don't want to share the data.

     

    Refer follwing link for more details:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZXhtyszO-8

     

    Thanks,

    Pragati

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Pragati11
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6 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

 

PBIT file is much smaller than the PBIX file. The reason for this is it keeps all the reporting structure along with the data model schema for your data. This allows you to do all the transformations and reporting changes in this file.

The only benefit of having a PBIT file is from data security point in the scenarios where you don't want to share the data.

 

Refer follwing link for more details:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZXhtyszO-8

 

Thanks,

Pragati