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romae
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9 months ago
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Clarification on Power BI File Format Change for GCC Customers

Hello everyone, I wanted to discuss the recent update from Microsoft regarding the transition of Power BI file formats from PBIX to PBIR. This change has raised some questions, especially regarding ...
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    v-karpurapud
    9 months ago

    Hi romae 

    Yes, that’s correct. The transition to PBIR for GCC environments is planned for General Availability (GA) in January 2026. Until then, GCC tenants may not have the preview option to enable or disable PBIR. Once GA is reached, PBIR will become the default report format for new reports in GCC, while PBIX will remain supported for compatibility.

    Regards,

    Microsoft Fabric Community Support Team.



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v-karpurapud
Community Support
9 months ago

Hi romae 

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric community forum.

 

The transition from PBIX to PBIR as the default report format will apply to Government Community Cloud (GCC) environments as well, but only when the feature reaches General Availability (GA). Currently, during the preview phase, some settings such as the option to enable or disable PBIR may not be available in GCC tenants. Once GA is announced, PBIR will become the standard format for new reports in GCC, while PBIX will remain supported for compatibility. For more details, please refer to Microsoft’s official documentation onPower BI Desktop project report folder - Power BI | Microsoft Learn also Power BI updates blog PBIR will become the default Power BI Report Format – Get Ready for the Transition | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI

I hope this information is helpful. If you have any further questions, please let us know. we can assist you further.

 

Regards,

Microsoft Fabric Community Support Team.