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Advocate VPower BI Project file (*.pbip) to Power BI File (*.pbix)
Resident RockstarSidhant using this approach (Azure Devops - PBIP files) is more developer focused solution.
Only developers can make changes locally, commit changes to Git (Azure Devops), and then to have sync from Azure Devops to Power BI workspace.
Users who need to have these permission need to have all needed access.
They need to know how to use it (get versions from Azure Devops, update what is needed, commit changes).
Alternative, end users do front-end on their side (change visual, add new page, remove filter...) and then they send you pbix file, you convert it to pbip and then commit changes.
SidhantHi nandic ,
I will like to clarify few things over here:In my case I am starting with the Power BI project file and most of the details are abstracted (like the code part -> so the end-user is mainly interested in the final output so consider them they won't be having any technical knowledge just layman). So in this case the given approach won't be user friendly and to answer your next point this accelerator (the solution that I have built) it is build that it gives the report base for the user to work with so that later if they need to make any changes or modifications they can do on their own (but they won't be starting from scratch kind of 50%-60% is taken care of through the accelerator)
I want it to be more end-user friendly with minimal setup.
If you need more clarification do let me know.
Regards,
Sidhant.
Hi Sidhant ,
Thanks for the clarification and for sharing the additional context.
As highlighted earlier by nandic, the Git connected PBIP workflow is currently the only supported option that avoids PBIX generation, but it remains developer oriented and requires DevOps plus workspace permissions. Based on your setup where the PBIP is generated automatically and the end user only interacts with the front end, that model may not fit your scenario.
At present there is no supported service side conversion from PBIP to PBIX and PBIP cannot be published directly. Any automated flow that starts from PBIP still depends on Power BI Desktop for generating the PBIX, which is the limitation affecting your accelerator design.
There is an existing idea specifically requesting programmatic conversion between PBIP and PBIX that matches your requirement:
Programmatically conversion between PBIP and PBIX ... - Microsoft Fabric Community
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Thank you.
Hi Sidhant ,
Just wanted to check if the response provided was helpful. If further assistance is needed, please reach out.
Thank you.