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DASH:Gen

Create a Power BI report from an Excel file

A .pbip project with the data model, the DAX measures and the report pages already built. You open it in Desktop and press Save.

Try it — no account needed

What you get

A Power BI project folder (.pbip) or a template (.pbit). Inside are the Power Query steps that load your data, a model with the relationships worked out, DAX measures for the things worth measuring, and report pages with the visuals laid out and themed.

The Generate Power BI command opened in the DASH:Gen window: the .pbip format, a theme field, a link to go step by step, and a notice that the uploaded rows are embedded in the project.
The Power BI command in the window, with its settings open. Step-by-step guide.

You open it in Power BI Desktop — the free download from Microsoft — and save it there. Everything is editable: it is a normal project, not a locked export.

Why never a .pbix: that format keeps its model in a binary part only Power BI Desktop itself can write, so a generated one would be a file Desktop refuses to open. The project and template formats are text, documented, and open cleanly — which is why they are what you get.

How it works

  1. Upload the file. Excel, CSV, TSV, or any other format the platform reads.
  2. Describe the report in a sentence, or go step by step to see each stage.
  3. Choose a look. Twenty themes ship with it, and you can pin your own visual templates per chart type. Choosing either costs nothing.
  4. Download, and open it in Desktop.

Step by step, if you prefer

The draft flow runs four stages in order — Power Query, then the model, then the measures, then the report — and shows you each before the next. The first two are deterministic and run no agent at all. Re-running a stage clears the ones after it, so you never end up with measures written against a model you have since changed.

Nothing is sent to Power BI

There is no connection to the Power BI service: no workspace, no tenant, no credentials. The result is a file you download and open yourself.

What it costs: see the price list. One Power BI dashboard a day needs no account.

See also: A Power BI report from an Excel file · Old Excel (.xls) and OpenDocument (.ods) spreadsheets · Example dashboards

Questions

Does DASH:Gen generate a .pbix file from CSV or Excel?

No, and on purpose. DASH:Gen generates a Power BI project (.pbip) or template (.pbit), because a .pbix keeps its model in a binary part only Power BI Desktop can write. You open the project in Power BI Desktop, the free download from Microsoft, and save it there as a .pbix.

Does DASH:Gen support DAX measures and custom Power BI themes?

Yes. DASH:Gen writes DAX measures into the model, each with a one-line description and a display folder, and lays out the report pages in one of twenty built-in themes. With an account you can keep your own themes and per-visual templates in the library and pick them for a report; choosing either costs nothing. See Power BI templates.

How does DASH:Gen compare to Microsoft Copilot in Power BI?

Copilot works inside Power BI on a model that already exists and needs a paid Fabric or Premium capacity. DASH:Gen builds the first model and report from a file, outside Power BI, and never connects to your tenant. The full comparison has the details and the date they were checked.

Does DASH:Gen send anything to the Power BI service?

No. DASH:Gen connects to no workspace and no tenant and asks for no credentials: the result is a file you download and open yourself.

Can I see each stage in DASH:Gen before the next one runs?

Yes. The step-by-step route runs Power Query, the model, the measures and the report in order and shows each before the next. Re-running a stage clears the ones after it.