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Effective February 28, 2024, Database Mapper has reached its end of life and is no longer available or supported. If you liked Database Mapper, consider trying another SolarWinds product.

Database Mapper Power BI

EOL: An end of life announcement has been made for Database Mapper on February 28, 2023. See the Solarwinds End of Life Policy for more information.

Power BI

Solution Item Icon Solution Item Description
Database Mapper Power BI provider icon SolarWinds Database Mapper allows you to document the Power BI Files, Folder, or Azure components in your environment.

Adding Power BI

Add a Power BI solution item by completing the following steps:

1. Select Add to add a new solution, or select Open to openan existing solution in the Database Mapper Configuration tool. Database Mapper Solution Configuration Tool Open Solution

2. Select Add to open the Add Solution item window. Database Mapper Solution Configuration Tool Add Solution Item

3. Enter an Item name, then select Power BI from the Source type drop-down list.
Database Mapper Add Solution Item Power BI

4. Select the Power BI File, Folder, or Azure Power BI.

5. Select OK to add the Power BI solution item to your Database Mapper solution.
Database Mapper Add Solution Item Power BI select Ok

Power BI Solution Item Sample Documentation

Additional Information: You need to take a snapshot of your solution and Power BI solution item before viewing any documentation or lineage. For more information about taking a snapshot, see the Generating Documentation and Scheduling a Snapshot articles.

After adding a solution with your Power BI solution Item, and taking a snapshot, you are ready to view your documentation. 

Database Mapper Power BI Documentation exampleDatabase Mapper Power BI sample Documentation

Additional Information: For more information about the Documentation tab in Database Mapper, see the Documentation article.

Power BI Solution Item Sample Lineage

After adding a solution with your Power BI solution item, and taking a snapshot, you are ready to view your solution's lineage within the environment. Lineage provides some of the same options on the nodes, but displays graphs and dependency flows of the information and connections. You can adjust the granularity or apply filters. 

Database Mapper Lineage Power BI example

Additional Information: For more information about the Lineage tab in Database Mapper, see the Lineage article.

Power BI Report Server

Solution Item Icon Solution Item Description
Database Mapper Power BI Report Server provider icon SolarWinds Database Mapper allows you to document the Power BI Report Server components within your environment. See the System Requirements article for details on prerequisites.

Adding Power BI Report Server

Add a Power BI Report Server solution item by completing the following steps:

1. Select Add to add a new solution, or select Open to openan existing solution in the Database Mapper Configuration tool. Database Mapper Solution Configuration Tool Open Solution

2. Select Add to open the Add Solution item window. Database Mapper Solution Configuration Tool Add Solution Item

3. Enter an Item name, then select Power BI Report Server from the Source type drop-down list.
Database Mapper Add Solution Item Power BI Report Server

4. Enter the Power BI Report Server URI in the Server URI box, then select Validate to verify the connection.Database Mapper Add Solution Item Power BI Report Server Validate Connection

5. Select OK to add the Power BI solution item to your Database Mapper Solution.
Database Mapper Add Solution Item Power BI Report Server select Ok

Additional Information: You need to take a snapshot of your solution and Power BI Report Server Report Server solution item before viewing any documentation or lineage. For more information about taking a snapshot, see the Generating Documentation and Scheduling a Snapshot articles.

After adding a solution with your Power BI Report Server Report Server solution Item, and taking a snapshot, you are ready to view your documentation. 

Additional Information: For more information about the Documentation tab in Database Mapper, see the Documentation article.

After adding a solution with your Power BI Report Server Report Server solution Item, and taking a snapshot, you are ready to view your solution's lineage within the environment. 

Additional Information: For more information about the Lineage tab in Database Mapper, see the Lineage article.