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# What's New: Open Sourcing Power BI Apps for Business Central (2025 release wave 2)

> Open sourcing of the Power BI apps for Business Central: most apps were open sourced in release wave 1, and the sales, purchasing and projects apps follow in wave 2. The video shows how to download the PBX file from Power BI service and where the app documentation, including DAX expressions, is found.

[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw) · Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (YouTube) · 2025-10-01 · 5:50 · tier official · reviewed (checked by Opus)

## Overview

The video, published 2025-10-01 for 2025 release wave 2, explains that the Power BI apps for Business Central are open sourced. Users can download the source code and modify the semantic models and reports. Most apps were open sourced in wave 1, and the remaining three (sales, purchasing, projects) come in wave 2.

It demonstrates downloading the PBX file through the File menu in Power BI service. It also points to the documentation for each app, which covers the reports and the semantic model, including how measures are calculated and their DAX expressions. The video closes with community channels to follow and partner resources, including office hours.

## Key points

- Most Power BI apps for Business Central were open sourced in release wave 1.
- The remaining three apps, for sales, purchasing and projects, are released in wave 2.
- To get the source code, download the PBX file from Power BI service using the File menu.
- For sales, purchasing and projects, the download option is only present in the new versions published in October.
- Each app has its own documentation covering the reports and the semantic model.
- The documentation explains how measures are calculated and gives their DAX expressions.
- Downloaded source lets you modify semantic models and reports.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=0s) Introduction to open-sourced Power BI apps
- [0:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=44s) Wave 1 and Wave 2 app releases
- [1:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=89s) How to download and modify Power BI apps
- [2:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=141s) Documentation resources and learning materials
- [3:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=218s) Community engagement and follow channels
- [4:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=276s) Partner resources and office hours

## Features

| Feature | Status | At |
|---|---|---|
| Open-sourced Power BI apps for Business Central | status not stated, demoed | [0:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=6s) |
| Wave 1 Power BI apps open sourcing | status not stated | [0:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=44s) |
| Wave 2 Power BI apps for sales, purchasing, and projects | status not stated | [0:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=57s) |
| Download Power BI app source code via PBX file | status not stated, demoed | [1:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=89s) |
| Power BI app documentation including DAX expressions | status not stated | [2:21](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=141s) |

## Quotes

- [0:44](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=44s) "In release wave 1, we open sourced most of the apps."
- [0:57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=57s) "Remaining three is coming now here in wave two, which is uh sales, the apps for sales, for purchasing and for projects."
- [1:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=76s) "Everything is now uh available by the time of this recording. Uh all the source code uh you can download."
- [2:09](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=129s) "For sales, purchasing and for projects, the download this file option only will only be present in the new versions we are publishing here"
- [3:12](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEVo5LgCGfw&t=192s) "each of the PowerBI apps have their own part of the documentation where both the reports are documented as well as the semantic model."