Command-line tools¶

Four independently installable command-line tools for Power BI projects saved as PBIP and TMDL. Each has a dedicated documentation site and a public source repository.

tmdl-preflight¶

Checks TMDL semantic models and PBIR reports, and safely fixes mechanical defects.

Documentation: https://tmdl-preflight-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Source and guide: https://github.com/C-Kapsalis/tmdl-preflight

pbip-model-forge¶

Prototypes a Power BI semantic model from a team’s questions and prepares a hand-off specification.

Documentation: https://pbip-model-forge-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Source and guide: https://github.com/C-Kapsalis/pbip-model-forge

tmdl-drift-doctor¶

Finds and governs drift between a shared template and derived client models.

Documentation: https://tmdl-drift-doctor-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Source and guide: https://github.com/C-Kapsalis/tmdl-drift-doctor

pbi-plot-styler¶

Keeps Power BI report canvases, visual bindings, bookmarks, and themes consistent.

Documentation: https://pbi-plot-styler-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Source and guide: https://github.com/C-Kapsalis/pbi-plot-styler

These tools also support the Swift-PBI plugin. Their example models and outputs use fictional data.