Power BI Project still in preview?

[danieletiles]

Hi,

we're looking forward to use Power BI Project, even with PBIR extension. Actually we're using just Power BI Projects with TMDL, which in my opinion is great.

I thought that the Power BI Project would be in GA (not in public preview) at the beginning of the year, but I still see it in public preview.

Do you have any idea when it'll go in GA?
Regards

Daniele Tiles

[ibarrau · Accepted solution]

Hi. You can check the release plans for power bi in here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/release-plan/powerbi

Even though it doesn't say something specific about the save as project, I would pay attention to microsoft build and fabconf april/may this year. That's one of the moments that they usually launch many features in preview or GA.

I hope that helps,

[v-pnaroju-msft]

Hi danieletiles,

Thank you for your response. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Regarding your query about the GA (General Availability) of the Power BI Project, it is beyond the scope of assistance we can provide through this forum. As per our internal community guidelines, we have closed the thread.

To resolve your issue, we recommend raising a support ticket and requesting help from the PG team, who are best suited to assist you.

Also, please refer to the following links for updates on GA:
Power BI enhanced report format (PBIR) in Power BI Desktop developer mode (Preview) | Microsoft Powe...
Power BI Desktop projects (PBIP) - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Release plans for Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Cloud for Industry, and Copilot - Dynamics 365 | Mic...

Thank you for your understanding.

[dbeavon3]

I've been asking for a couple years as well:
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Developer-Mode-Timeline-before-GA-2025/m-p/4418478

I wouldn't get your hopes up.  There are some types of features that take many years.  Like composite modeling (ie. direct query to datasets).  That took forever.

This PBI SaaS did not target always audience in I.T., nor did it target professional developers. Instead it targeted self-service users (aka "citizen developers").  So enterprise requirements like source control have been unavailable for the past decade, despite the many requests for them.

What I would recommend is to add both the pbix and the pbip files into your source control as a CYA.  That way you can use the pbip files for tracking diffs between versions, and use the pbix as your primary artifact for making changes.  This is a good compromise, and will cover you in the chance that Microsoft switches directions, and goes back to thinking that source control is unnecessary for users of this product.

[v-pnaroju-msft]

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[v-pnaroju-msft]

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[v-pnaroju-msft · Accepted solution]

Thank you, @ibarrau , for your response.

Hi @danieletiles,

We sincerely appreciate your inquiry through the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.

In addition to the response provided by @ibarrau , we request you to follow the steps mentioned below, which may help in resolving the issue:

1. Regularly check the Power BI blog for announcements regarding feature updates:
   Power BI Blog—Updates and News | Microsoft Power BI

2. Refer to the Power BI Release Plan to check for any updates on the General Availability (GA) status of Power BI projects:
   Microsoft Power Platform - Release Plans

If you find our response helpful, kindly mark it as the accepted solution and provide kudos. This will assist other community members encountering similar queries.

Thank you.

[ibarrau · Accepted solution]

Hi. You can check the release plans for power bi in here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/release-plan/powerbi

Even though it doesn't say something specific about the save as project, I would pay attention to microsoft build and fabconf april/may this year. That's one of the moments that they usually launch many features in preview or GA.

I hope that helps,

[danieletiles]

This has been marked as a solution, but actually it isn't (and in the roadmap there is no mention of Power BI Project).
Marking posts as solved is useless if they aren't really solved.