Programmatically conversion between PBIP and PBIX files

[fbcideas_migusr]

Conversion support will be useful in many case including CI/CD implementations on Azure DevOps where we can store as PBIP file in git then convert to PBIX before publish. (since PowerBI API did not support PBIP files)

[nishalit]

The new developer mode in PowerBI desktop is a fantastic addition. We plan to use it extensively especially for the files in import mode, we would like to have the option to convert a .pbip (which is the format that git repos will hold) to a .pbix through DevOps pipelines. It would be even better if you can add this option to the Azure DevOps extension, Power BI automation tools.

From what I saw in the documentation this is not possible yet.

[extern_eric_dor]

This feature would be a significant enhancement to our development workflow and greatly expand the possibilities within Power BI.

Our team heavily relies on modifying PBIP files programmatically with Python to generate reports. However, we are currently forced to open these files manually to save them in a different format, which is both time-consuming and inefficient.

In 2024, this manual process feels outdated. Implementing this feature would not only streamline our workflow but also save us a tremendous amount of time and effort.

[Kenny_Berzes]

We need to be able to "build" PBIX files from projects, why hasn't Microsoft added command line parameters to PBI desktop to do converting between the pbix and pbip and pbip to pbix? This is a huge oversight, needs to be fixed for real developers using source control.