Power BI Paginated Reports through Fabric

Paginated reports are pixel-perfect, print-ready documents optimized for printing and PDF generation. They run in the Power BI service (Fabric) and use the Report Definition Language (RDL) XML format. Build them with Power BI Report Builder (free desktop tool) and deploy to Fabric workspaces.

RDL Authoring

For the complete XML schema reference, read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/paginated-reports/references/rdl-structure.md.

RDL is an XML schema defining report layout, data retrieval, and rendering behavior.

Core Report Structure

Every RDL file contains these top-level elements:

• DataSources — Connection strings and credential definitions
• DataSets — Queries bound to data sources, with field mappings
• Body — Report items: tables, matrices, lists, charts, images, textboxes, subreports
• ReportParameters — User-facing input parameters with defaults and available values
• Page — Page size, margins, header, footer configuration