Power BI Template Files

Power BI Template files also known as pbit files

allow a Power BI file (PBIX) to be saved without the data, but retain all of the metadata, query definitions, data models and the details for the visuals to be presented when the data is refreshed 

This 1 minute video shows you how easy it is to do

Template files can be a great way to distribute development files between developers as the file can shink to a tiny file size from 100s Mb