In March 2018, I wrote a blogpost known as 4 Completely different Methods to Discover Your Energy BI Desktop Native Port Quantity. Final week, Zoe Doughlas from Microsoft left a remark reminding me of a fifth methodology to get the port which inspired me to jot down this fast tip. Due to Zoe!

Because the identify suggests, the weblog was about discovering Energy BI Desktop’s native port quantity. If you happen to would not have any clue what I imply by native port quantity, I strongly recommend studying that weblog.

This weblog focuses on one more methodology that wasn’t obtainable again then. Certainly, it’s a new characteristic added to the October 2023 launch of Energy BI Desktop. It is a Fast Tip so let’s bounce straight to the subject and find out how we discover the port quantity (and extra) in Energy BI Desktop (Oct 2023 and later releases).

As talked about, this new characteristic was added to Energy BI Desktop’s October 2023; subsequently, we should set up that launch on our native machine. Certainly, the October 2023 launch was filled with many different options, together with the Mannequin Explorer (the subject of this weblog) and the power to outline calculation teams instantly in Energy BI Desktop. Many of those options are nonetheless in preview; therefore, they require enabling.

The next few steps clarify how one can allow Preview Options in Energy BI Desktop:

1. Open Energy BI Desktop and click on Settings (the gear icon) from the correct pane
2. On the Choices web page, from the GLOBAL part, click on the Preview options tab
3. Allow the specified options; for this weblog, we’d like the Mannequin explorer and Calculation group authoring
4. Click on OK

The next picture exhibits the above steps:

Relying on the chosen options, you could have to restart your Energy BI Desktop to permit them to allow.

Trying on the above picture, a few of you could ask “Soheil, are you utilizing an older model of Energy BI Desktop?” and I’m glad you requested. The reply as at all times is “It relies upon”. And, this time it depends upon the timing of scripting this weblog which is early December 2023, and the truth that Energy BI Desktop November 2023 was launched a few weeks in the past, subsequently, Energy BI Desktop October 2023 is type of OLD! And, YES! I put in Energy BI Desktop Nov 2023 for the sake of scripting this blogpost.

By the best way, if, for any motive, you wish to set up an older model of Energy BI Desktop, you could find the set up package deal right here.

Once we open a Energy BI report file in Energy BI Desktop, the desktop assigns a random port quantity. The explanations are defined right here. Observe these steps after opening the file in Energy BI Desktop:

1. Click on the Mannequin view from the left pane
2. From the Information pane, choose the Mannequin tab (that is the Mannequin Explorer displaying the breakdown of your mannequin)
3. Choose Semantic mannequin
4. On the Properties pane, the Server exhibits localhost:PORT_NUMBER

The next picture exhibits the above steps:

There you go! Now you can use this server data in third-party instruments similar to SQL Server Administration Studio (SSMS) to attach your Energy BI Desktop semantic mannequin as whether it is an on-premises occasion of SQL Server Evaluation Providers Tabular Fashions.