Model view in the cloud

While most data analysts are still developing reports in Power BI Desktop, more and more want to use the Power BI service for this purpose. Maybe it’s because they’re using a Mac computer, a Linux operating system, or for some other reason. That is why the Microsoft development team made it possible for users to access the Data Model directly from the web browser, i.e. now you can use Model View at the same way as in Power BI Desktop.

Model Explorer

You have probably noticed that in Power BI service Datasets have recently been replaced by Semantic Models. Model Explorer is a new feature of Power BI Desktop. It is located in the Model view, and enables views and work with complex semantic models that contain tables, relations, measures, roles, calculation groups, cultures, perspectives…