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 publish 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 publish, I share a pbitool.json file that you need to use to register the SQL Server Profiler as an exterior software. Learn extra about methods 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 while not having to seek out the diagnostic port. As an exterior software, the SQL Server Profiler robotically connects to the information mannequin by way of the diagnostic port. You possibly can obtain the sqlserverprofiler.pbitool.json file from right here. After you obtain the file you may open it in a textual content editor to see or modify the JSON code. In case you are utilizing SSMS 18, then you don’t even want to switch the file. When you use a special model, the one factor you must change is the “path”.

Simply copy the sqlserverprofiler.pbitool.json file to the next location:

• For 64-bit surroundings use: %commonprogramfiles(x86)%Microsoft SharedPower BI DesktopExternal Instruments
• For 32-bit surroundings use: %commonprogramfilespercentMicrosoft SharedPower BI DesktopExternal Instruments

Now you can open Energy BI Desktop and you will note SQL Server Profiler seems within the Exterior Instruments tab.

After you click on the SQL Server Profiler from the Exterior Instruments tab, it robotically connects to your knowledge mannequin by way of the diagnostic port as proven within the following picture:

I hope you take pleasure in this fast tip. As at all times, I might like to learn about your ideas.