External Tool for installing and managing multiple instances of PBID

[JamesDBartlett3]

MVP Functionality:

• PowerShell back-end
• Basic WinForms UI
  • List of installed Power BI Desktop (PBID) instances
  • Options to Run, Install, Uninstall, or Edit an instance
• First Run
  • Ask user to choose destination folder, then deploy there, and offer to pin itself to the Taskbar, Start Menu, External Tools ribbon, etc.
  • Check if compatible version of pbi-tools is in %PATH%; If not, download and install it.
  • Create SQLite DB to store list of installed PBID instances
• Install Instance
  • Ask user to specify PBID installer location as a URL or file path
  • Extract and store its version number
  • Ask user to provide a name (default to "Power BI Desktop (Portable)")
  • Ask user to provide a description (optional field, default to null)
  • Add entry to SQLite DB
  • Ask user whether to delete the installer file, archive it, or leave it where it is
• Run Instance
  • Run instance executable
• Uninstall Instance
  • Remove entry from SQLite DB
• Edit Instance
  • Reuse installation UI
  • "Save" instead of "Install"

Resources:

• https://www.youtube.com/live/Xy3FFB3Jfdg?si=D4aGG4UJHn69FO3U
• https://pbi.tools