Power BI – How to convert PBIX file to PBIT file

Overview:
PBIX – PBIX is the file format or file structure of Power BI report. It consists of the following:

      1)    Report Layout/Visualization definition

      2)    Data Model

      3)    Dataset/Queries

      4)    Imported data

 

PBIT – PBIT is the template file of Power BI report. It consists of the following:

     1)    Report Layout/Visualization definition

     2)    Data Model

     3)    Dataset/Queries

PBIT does not contain the data. During deployment from one environment to another. We provide PBIT file only as part of deployment. We can convert the PBIX file to PBIT.

Following are the steps to convert the PBIX file to PBIT

     ·        Open the Power BI Report

     ·        Click on Fileè Save as

     ·        Select “Save as file” as Power BI Template files (.pbit)

     ·        It will save the file in PBIT format