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CraftyCreator
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Centralised semantic data model in Power BI for Power BI Reports with Separate Semantic models

Hi everyone,

We currently have a centralised semantic model in SSAS. Via this approach we can keep one single sorce of truth where all measures and tables only need to be updated once.
We now would like to move to Powe BI Service but create small semantic models but still keep one big model where we centralise everything and our aim is that the small semantic models that are build on the big semantic model automatically update once adjustments/additions have been made. Therefore my question:
How to create a generic semantic data model in Power BI for Power BI Reports with Separate Datasets?

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lbendlin
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Same as you did before.  Create a "golden" semantic model without reports, and then create model-less reports that connect to that golden semantic model in mixed mode so you can bolt on the local data models.

 

 

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