Version history for all semantic models in Power BI

So far we had to go via Git integration (a Premium and Fabric feature only) to get version history of our semantic models in Power BI.

This has changed a few months ago, when (very quietly) version history was introduced for all semantic models. Yes, even in Pro workspaces.

It is not enabled by default though, you will see this message if it is not turned on yet.

Now if you click on "Open semantic model" or have opened the semantic model in the Power BI Service before, you will see the last 5 changes to the model.

Requirements:

1) This Tenant setting must be on

2) You must have opened the semantic model in the browser at least once

We do not get any details but you can find out who made a change and when.

The best part is that you can restore a previous version of your semantic model.

It is a feature with very limited information but nonetheless it can be quite useful.

There are quite a few limitations for this feature so please check out the full list here.