New features in this release:
- Explorer Tree now shows all types of objects
- Row-level filters can be set and compared across roles, on each table in a model
- Tabular Editor now detects and connects to local instances of Power BI Desktop and VS Integrated Workspaces
- Automatic backup of existing model metadata prior to each deployment
- Tabular Editor can now automatically check for updates
- Various bugfixes
Fixes in build 2.1.6229:
- Support for PowerBI/Mashup connection strings with embedded M queries
- Proper display of PowerBI connection string names
- Fixed crash when saving custom actions for the first time
- Fixed issue with freezing explorer tree, after executing advanced actions
Prerequisites
Tabular Editor uses the Tabular Object Model to load and save metadata to and from Model.bim files or existing databases. For this reason, make sure you have the latest AMO libraries available before installing Tabular Editor. They can be downloaded from the SQL Server 2016 Feature Pack (Click "Download" and choose either "\X64\SQL_AS_AMO.msi" or "\X86\SQL_AS_AMO.msi").
Installation instructions
Download the .zip file or the .msi package below. The .zip file contains just the standalone executable of Tabular Editor.
Documentation
Check out the Wiki