Tag: datamodel

All the articles with the tag "datamodel".

• VertiPaq Dictionaries and Hash Indexes

  7 Apr, 2026

  How VertiPaq stores dictionaries and hash indexes inside a PBIX file, and how those structures help turn internal IDs back into readable values.

• Inside metadata.sqlitedb: Tables, Columns, Measures & Relationships

  24 Feb, 2026

  How metadata.sqlitedb inside a PBIX file exposes the semantic model as an embedded SQLite database, mirroring the same objects as TMSCHEMA DMVs.

• The DataModel: Power BI's Embedded Analysis Services Engine

  27 Jan, 2026

  Power BI embeds a full Analysis Services Vertipaq engine inside every PBIX file. This article explains how the DataModel stream works and what it contains.