How to search a string in all DAX formulas of a Power BI desktop report ?

[campagnol54]

Hello,

I would like to look for a string included in my DAX formulas. Is there any way to do it ?

I unzipped the pbix file but I couldn't find my DAX formulas in any file.

Subsequently, it would be great to export/edit all DAX formulas to be able to compare them.

Thanks in advance for any help

Didier

[campagnol54 · Accepted solution]

I found a much better way by searching from a Power BI report. You can even search in more than one report. 

Of course, you can export the formulas into Excel.

User manual and sources are in the first tab of the report in GitHub : https://github.com/didierterrien/Power-BI-assistant

[campagnol54]

I found a way to do it in DAX studio after connecting to the Power BI report:

//  Uncomment the query you need

//  Query to get columns :
//select [ExplicitName] as [Column name], [Expression] as [Formula] from $SYSTEM.TMSCHEMA_COLUMNS where [Type]=2 and [SystemFlags]=0

//  Query to get measures :
select [Name] as [Measure name],[Expression] as [Formula] from $SYSTEM.TMSCHEMA_MEASURES

[kevhav]

So glad I found this on the community board, here.

I tried this and it worked. This is a huge help. Thanks @campagnol54!

[campagnol54 · Accepted solution]

I found a much better way by searching from a Power BI report. You can even search in more than one report. 

Of course, you can export the formulas into Excel.

User manual and sources are in the first tab of the report in GitHub : https://github.com/didierterrien/Power-BI-assistant

[campagnol54 · Accepted solution]

I moved the pbix file to GitHub :  https://github.com/didierterrien/Power-BI-assistant

Very good tutorial by Ruth Pozuelo (Curbal) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg7n_cLjtTw

[v-chuncz-msft]

@campagnol54,

As far as I know, there is no way available. You may submit an idea via https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi.