# microsoft/powerbi-desktop-samples

Power BI Desktop sample files for the monthly release. Here you can find the PBIX files used in the monthly release videos.

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/powerbi-desktop-samples
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/powerbi-desktop-samples
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:08:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3080, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2085, forks 1154 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:11.881259+00:00)

## What it is
A Microsoft repository of sample Power BI Desktop PBIX files, including the samples used in monthly release videos, general report samples, and JSON schemas for report themes. It serves as example data and reference material for learning and exploring Power BI.

## Use cases
- download sample pbix files to learn power bi desktop
- find the sample reports used in monthly power bi update videos
- get example datasets for practicing power bi dashboards
- validate custom power bi report theme  files against a schema
- explore power bi report examples before building my own

## When to choose
- you are learning Power BI Desktop and want realistic sample reports
- you want to follow along with Microsoft's monthly Power BI update videos
- you need a JSON schema reference for building custom report themes

## When to avoid
- you need a Power BI library or SDK for programmatic report generation
- you want a tool for authoring or editing PBIX files
- you need sample data unrelated to Power BI or Microsoft's demo datasets

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: data-visualization, documentation
- domain: data-visualization, analytics, tutorials
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: power-bi, pbix, sample-files, report-themes, microsoft

## Member repositories
- microsoft/powerbi-desktop-samples (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.881259+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:55:50.593453+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/powerbi-desktop-samples (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:11.881259+00:00, sha ad70419f6f81)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.