add_tmdl

add_tmdl

Functions

Name	Description
add_tmdl_dataset	Add a locally stored TMDL file to the dashboard

add_tmdl_dataset

add_tmdl.add_tmdl_dataset(
    dashboard_path,
    data_path=None,
    add_default_datetable=True,
)

Add a locally stored TMDL file to the dashboard

• TMDL is a data storage format automatically created by power BI consisting of a table and column definitions and the M code used to generate the dataset.
  
• In practice this means that you can copy datasets between dashboards. You can use this function to automatically copy the TMDL files at scale
  
• Potential pitfalls: M needs full paths to load data. If the new dashboard doesn’t have access to the same data as the old dashboard, the data copying may fail.

Parameters

dashboard_path: str
The path where the dashboard files are stored. (This is the top level directory containing the .pbip file and Report and SemanticModel folders).
data_path: str
The path where the tmdl file is stored.
add_default_datetable: boolean
Do you want the TMDL file you add to be our team’s custom date table? This will allow you to create your own date heirarchies instead of using time intelligence