Power BI toolkit

Model Documenter

Turn a Power BI project into one HTML document: tables, measures, lineage, relationships, sources, model checks and report pages. It reads your PBIP folder right here in the browser, or works from the saved model export.

Step1

Connect your model

A PBIP project folder gives the full document. The model export needs no files, but has no Power Query, data sources or report pages.

or drop the project folder here

Choose the folder that holds your .pbip file, or a .SemanticModel folder. The project must be saved as a Power BI Project (PBIP) with the TMDL format. The files are read on this page and never leave your computer, even if the browser’s prompt says “upload”.

How to get the model export (the same query as the other toolkit pages)

In Power BI Desktop, open DAX query view, paste this query and select Run.
Above the results grid, select Copy, then paste below.

DAX query: model export

Model name (shown in the document title)

Step2

Choose what goes in

Business documentation keeps formulas and technical detail out. Developer documentation includes everything. Change any box to make your own mix.

Documentation type

Report pages and visual usage needs a PBIP folder DAX formulas Power Query needs a PBIP folder Hidden tables, columns and measures Measures tables (tables that only hold measures) Auto date tables in the diagram

Model checks are included in Developer and Custom documentation. Passwords, tokens and keys in connection strings are replaced with [REDACTED].

Step3

Preview and download

The document is a single HTML file: open it in any browser, share it, or print it to PDF.

Choose a project folder or paste a model export in Step 1.