Powershell automation to create new pbix files from templates (pbit files)

[heit0050]

Now that we have pbit files to help create new pbix files quickly it would be great to be able to automate this process. Perhaps we could have some Powershell commands that would allow you to pass the needed parameters and output a new pbix file.

[nishalit]

Ability to export report as template (pbit) file via API. This would enable automated report archiving and automated integration for source control.

[nishalit]

When a user publishes an updated pbix model online, the source file is at risk of being lost. It would be useful to allow downloading a pbit file from a model in power bi online so another user could apply future updates to the model, without needing the source pbix file.

[A_Lelonek]

We want .pbit files to be downloaded by our costumers so they don't have to get into some data extraction stuff with Power Query. With the possibility to share templates via PowerBI Reportserver we could provide the necessary information to access data and we would be able to maintain this information in a single point of truth using git.

[Sigurdur_Jonss1]

I need to be able to easily export the PBIT from the published PBIX - in an automated manner (API prefered)

[h_l_de_boer]

Very much needed for better source control and CI/CD options!

[Jean_Millette]

We've implemented most of what we need for source management of Power BI Report files in Perforce. The missing piece? Automated creation of publishable ".pbix" files from ".pbit" template files. Let's get Power BI Desktop->File->Save As out of the process to make things totally automated.

Thank you

[michel_dekker1]

For enterprise deployment it is fundamental to support themes and templates in the Service. It is the only way to standardise report creation within large organisations.

[Jonathan_Brune]

Isn't this just a matter of renaming the file to .PBIX inflight as part of the deployment?