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Re-Publish semantic model without report
Hello Kalaiselvan
In Power BI, when you publish a semantic model from Power BI Desktop to the Power BI Service, it automatically includes the associated report. Unfortunately, there is no direct way to publish only the semantic model without the report.
try Power BI REST API to programmatically upload a dataset without an associated report
Or
save your Power BI Desktop file as a Power BI Template (.pbit) file, which contains the dataset definition but not the data. You can then share this template file with others, who can use it to create their own reports
Thanks
Super UserHi Kalaiselvan - Yes, you can publish only the semantic model (dataset) to Power BI Service without overwriting or including the report.
Instead of publishing the full PBIX file (which includes both the report and the dataset), you can upload only the semantic model (dataset) to Power BI Service.
Go to File > Options and settings > Options.
Under Current File, select Publishing Settings.
Check the option "Upload the semantic model without a report".
Click OK and then publish as usual.
second approach:
If your organization wants to maintain a separate workspace for the dataset, you can:
Publish the semantic model (dataset) to a dedicated workspace (e.g., "Data Models").
Then, in Power BI Service, create reports in a different workspace and connect them to the published dataset.
Hello Rajendra,
In the screenshot, this option isn't visible - Check the option "Upload the semantic model without a report". Also, I don't see this option in my powerbi desktop too. My desktop version is 2.146.1254..0 64-bit (August 2025).
Thanks,
Satya