It has been a very long time that I take advantage of SQL Server Profiler to diagnose my knowledge fashions within the Energy BI Desktop. I wrote a weblog submit in June 2016 about connecting to the underlying Energy BI Desktop mannequin from totally different instruments, together with SQL Server Administration Studio (SSMS), Excel and SQL Server Profiler. On this fast submit, I share a pbitool.json file that you should utilize to register the SQL Server Profiler as an exterior software. Learn extra about tips on how to register an exterior software right here. That is fairly useful as this manner to make use of SQL Server Profiler to diagnose Energy BI Desktop with no need to seek out the diagnostic port. As an exterior software, the SQL Server Profiler mechanically connects to the info mannequin by way of the diagnostic port. You may obtain the sqlserverprofiler.pbitool.json file from right here. After you obtain the file you’ll be able to open it in a textual content editor to see or modify the JSON code. If you’re utilizing SSMS 18, then you don’t even want to change the file. In case you use a special model, the one factor you need to change is the “path”.
Simply copy the sqlserverprofiler.pbitool.json file to the next location:
- For 64-bit setting use: %commonprogramfiles(x86)%Microsoft SharedPower BI DesktopExternal Instruments
- For 32-bit setting use: %commonprogramfilespercentMicrosoft SharedPower BI DesktopExternal Instruments
Now you can open Energy BI Desktop and you will notice SQL Server Profiler seems within the Exterior Instruments tab.
After you click on the SQL Server Profiler from the Exterior Instruments tab, it mechanically connects to your knowledge mannequin by way of the diagnostic port as proven within the following picture:
I hope you get pleasure from this fast tip. As all the time, I’d like to find out about your ideas.
