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danieletiles
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1 year ago
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Power BI Project still in preview?

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...
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  • ibarrau's avatar
    ibarrau
    1 year ago

    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's avatar
    v-pnaroju-msft
    1 year ago

    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.

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dbeavon3
Memorable Member
1 year ago

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.