Tool Capability Matrix (User-Facing)

Explore semantic model objects and metadata with search-friendly listing actions.

• Browse tables, measures, columns, relationships, and hierarchies
• Search for objects by name, type, or expression
• Inspect object details and model structure

Connect to Power BI Desktop or Service and confirm which model is active.

• List available Desktop and Service models
• Connect to a specific model and workspace
• Check active connection context and identity

Trigger and monitor semantic model refresh operations.

• Start full, data-only, or calculate refreshes
• Scope refresh at model, table, or partition level
• Check refresh status and completion state

Run DAX queries and inspect result sets and execution diagnostics.

• Execute DAX queries against the connected model
• Review returned rows with row-count safeguards
• Capture performance and timing signals

Create and manage culture-specific translations for model metadata.

• Add and update translation cultures
• Maintain localized labels and descriptions
• Validate translation coverage across objects

Update global model settings such as compatibility, culture, and annotations.

• Review model-level settings and metadata
• Update compatibility and culture options
• Manage annotations and global properties

Create and modify schema objects such as tables, columns, relationships, and partitions.

• Create and update tables and partitions
• Manage relationships and hierarchies
• Apply bulk schema updates with validation

Manage roles, RLS/OLS rules, and access-related semantic definitions.

• Create and update model roles
• Define row-level and object-level security rules
• Validate role behavior after changes

Author semantic logic including measures, KPIs, calculation groups, and expressions.

• Create and update measures and KPIs
• Manage calculation groups and calculation items
• Review semantic definitions before commit

Access tamper-evident audit records for compliance and traceability reporting.

• Review signed operation history
• Export audit data for compliance evidence
• Verify integrity chain over audit records

Analyze upstream and downstream dependencies before renames, deletes, or refactors.

• Trace direct and transitive dependencies
• Estimate impact before making changes
• Export dependency maps for review

Inspect and manage active license state and entitlement levels.

• Check current tier and entitlement status
• Activate and refresh license credentials
• Deactivate license for controlled transfers

Store reusable team preferences, guardrails, and aliases for consistent behavior.

• Save default naming and style conventions
• Persist reusable aliases and instructions
• Share and reuse preference packs across workflows

Track, diff, checkpoint, and roll back model changes with transaction history.

• Create checkpoints before risky edits
• Compare versions and inspect diffs
• Roll back selected or full change sets

Define policy guardrails that control what tool actions are allowed, denied, or confirmed.

• Create and validate allow/deny/confirm rules
• Apply policy recipes for common governance baselines
• Inspect active policy decisions and enforcement logs

Define, run, and export semantic model tests for quality, security, and performance validation.

• Create test definitions for measures, RLS, and metadata rules
• Run suites and regression baselines on demand
• Export results as Markdown, JUnit, HTML, or JSON