Request for Guidance on Programmatically Generating PBIP Folder Structure Using C# or PowerShell

goes outside the scope of power Bi

Staying within the scope of power Bi , if you are trying to replicate the structure for multiple members just for connection purpose , using a PBIDS format would allow you to do that

As per copilot you can use the following commands :

1. Using PowerShell
PowerShell's directory and file management capabilities make it a good choice for this task. Here's a basic outline of the script:

# Define the root folder
$rootPath = "C:\PBIP_FolderStructure"

# Create Report folder structure
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$rootPath\Report\.Report"
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$rootPath\Report\.Report\StaticResources"
New-Item -ItemType File -Path "$rootPath\Report\.Report\.pbi"
New-Item -ItemType File -Path "$rootPath\Report\definition.pbir"
New-Item -ItemType File -Path "$rootPath\Report\report.json"

# Create SemanticModel folder structure
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path "$rootPath\SemanticModel"
New-Item -ItemType File -Path "$rootPath\SemanticModel\.pbi"
New-Item -ItemType File -Path "$rootPath\SemanticModel\definition"

2. Using C#
C# gives you more flexibility and allows integration into larger applications. Below is an example:

using System;
using System.IO;

class Program
{
static void Main()
{
string rootPath = @"C:\PBIP_FolderStructure";

// Create Report folder structure
Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(rootPath, @"Report\.Report\StaticResources"));
File.Create(Path.Combine(rootPath, @"Report\.Report\.pbi")).Dispose();
File.Create(Path.Combine(rootPath, @"Report\definition.pbir")).Dispose();
File.Create(Path.Combine(rootPath, @"Report\report.json")).Dispose();

// Create SemanticModel folder structure
Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(rootPath, "SemanticModel"));
File.Create(Path.Combine(rootPath, @"SemanticModel\.pbi")).Dispose();
File.Create(Path.Combine(rootPath, "SemanticModel/definition")).Dispose();

Console.WriteLine("PBIP folder structure created successfully!");
}
}

Compile and run this C# program, and it will generate the desired folder structure and files.