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Michael Steineke on 09 Sep 2015 03:46:32

PowerBI.com should have some type of Source Code control integration for change control

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somethingseriousherenow on 05 Jul 2020 23:37:44

RE: source control

Probably duplicate to https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/9677517-source-control

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somethingseriousherenow on 05 Jul 2020 23:37:35

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Total showstopper. Even if MS has got the opinion, that Power BI is not a developer tool, source control is essential for continuous development. I understand that there is mainly a problem of the way pbix files are stored, as there is no xml structure so that diffs are not doable for now. But still: commenting the changes someone did is absolutely essential!

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Power BI Ideas Admin on 05 Jul 2020 23:37:32

RE: source control

Couldn't agree more. This would be an invaluable tool, as I am currently on a team working on a data pipeline with Power BI reports. The way pbix's are stored prohibits us from utilizing source control to the extent we can with the vast majority of our other development tools.

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Christopher Mank on 05 Jul 2020 23:36:53

RE: source control

'+ 1 on the integration here with Git and Azure DevOps.

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Artur Correia on 05 Jul 2020 23:35:38

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'+1 ... How can we deliver an enterprise PowerBI project without source control? I need to integrate all PowerBI Reports as part of Azure DevOps / Visual Studio project.

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Matthew Turner on 05 Jul 2020 23:34:36

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I'd like to see at least the DAX queries stored in a way that can be source controlled, perhaps an option to store them in separate files that can be loaded into the pbix file?

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Anahita Zamani on 05 Jul 2020 23:33:13

RE: source control

Dear Power BI team, this is badly needed

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Thomas Jespersen on 05 Jul 2020 23:30:58

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OMG Microsoft! This gotta be one of most commented Idea I've seen on your idea forums. And you don't even respond.

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Power BI Ideas Admin on 05 Jul 2020 23:30:47

RE: source control

This is seriously needed.

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Adrian Hernandez on 05 Jul 2020 23:30:24

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Integration with VSTS is definitely needed.

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