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Kurren's avatar
Kurren
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3 years ago
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PBIP - can I have one folder per project?

In the blog post it says i can have "Multiple Reports and Datasets at same folder". Can I instead have one folder per report + dataset?  Eg if I have a Sales report + dataset and a HR report + datas...
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  • TomMartens's avatar
    TomMartens
    3 years ago

    Hey Kurren ,

     

    I'm pretty sure that this is not possible at the current moment, because a workspace does not know the concept of folders.

     

    Regards,

    Tom

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Kurren
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2 years ago

Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. Yes I want to have a git folder structure like this:

 

  • Sales
    • Sales.pbip
    • Sales.Report
    • Sales.Dataset
  • HR
    • HR.pbip
    • HR.Report
    • HR.Dataset

I understand that power bi workspaces don't support folders, that's not what I am asking. I am asking for the git integration to scan all subfolders of the repository for the relevant dashboard files instead of just the first level of the git repository. To clarify, I am fine if after scanning, all the dashboards end up in the flat power bi workspace. 

 

This will allow me to keep the dashboards in separate repositories using git submodules but then include them all into one workspace.

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RuiRomanoMS
Icon for Microsoft Employee rankMicrosoft Employee
2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback.
Its not possible at the moment, but its something we are considering to improve.
Until we support folders in workspace, the problem is not reading the folders but writing back from workspace to git.
I'm curious to understand your thoughts on this:
- If we let you connect and recursively read all folders, what should happen when you create a new report in the service? To which folder it should go?