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Reeve
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Report Builder - XSLT DataTransform

Hello,

we are currently migrating current SSRS solution to PowerBI paginated reports and we are struggling with XSLT transformations applied in a few reports.  Does anyone have experience with XSLT in PBI?

When I open a current report in Visual Studio, its DataTransform property links to an XSLT file. When I run the report and export an XML file, XSLT transformations apply without any issues and XML file is generated.

xslt_attribute.png

 

When I open the same report in PBI Report Builder, its DataTransform property links to the same XSLT file. When I run the report and export an XML file, it throws an error.

xslt_error.png

 

Am I missing something? According to this Microsoft Docs page that also applies to PBI Report Builder, one should be able to perform XSLT transformations even in Report Builder. Unfortunately, I was not able to find any information on the web nor this community forum.

Last but not least, I am describing a local experience as it is currently not advisable to carry on with migration to PBI Service. Supposing I am able to solve this issue with your help, how does one publish an XSLT file into PBI Service?

Thanks so much for any info!

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KarthigaM22
Frequent Visitor

Hi @Reeve @akef

Were you able to sort this out? I am also looking for the solution.

 

Thanks,

Karthiga

akef
New Member

Hi @Reeve,

Were you able to sort this out? I am struggling with same and don't know where to look for the right information.
Kindly let me know, it would be great to help out if you know the solution.


Cheers,

akef

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