Download PBIX (Preview)

[Razorbx13]

How can I get this option to show?  I am assuming it is the capability to download any report in the Service, even if it was NOT created with the desktop, correct?  I have a report where the PBIX was created on the desktop but now that desktop report is lost.  So was hoping the below option allows me to just download the report.  Thanks in advance!

[v-zhenbw-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Razorbx13 ,

Download PBIX has some limitations. Please check if there are such limitations in your report.

• To download the file, you must have edit access to the report.
• The report must have been created by using Power BI Desktop and published to the Power BI service, or the .pbix file must have been uploaded to the Power BI service.
• Reports must be published or updated after November 23, 2016. Reports published earlier aren't downloadable.
• This feature won't work with reports and content packs originally created in the Power BI service.
• Always use the latest version of Power BI Desktop when you open downloaded files. Downloaded .pbix files might not open in non-current versions of Power BI Desktop.
• If your administrator has turned off the ability to download data, this feature won't be visible in the Power BI service.
• Datasets with incremental refresh can't be downloaded to a .pbix file.
• Datasets enabled for large models can't be downloaded to a .pbix file.
• Datasets modified by using the XMLA endpoint can't be downloaded to a .pbix file.
• If you create a Power BI report based on a dataset in one workspace and publish to a different workspace, you and your users won't be able to download it. The download feature is currently not supported in this scenario.

Please refer this article.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/service-export-to-pbix

Best regards,

Community Support Team _ zhenbw

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

[az38]

@Razorbx13 

have a look at this thread https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Download-pbix-greyed-out/td-p/176265

[lbendlin]

This is something that your tenant admin needs to enable.

EDIT:  I was wrong. I didn't catch the part where you were saying that it is a dataset that originated in the service.  You might still be able to access it via XMLA endpoint to retrieve the meta data (connections and measures etc) for slghtly easier recreation in Power BI Desktop.

[Razorbx13]

Do you have an image where to find it?  I cannot find it.  Thanks?