rules/powerbi-governance-rules.json

{
  "schema": "codex.powerbi.rules.v1",
  "dax": [
    {
      "id": "dax.filter-all",
      "enabled": true,
      "severity": "High",
      "category": "DAX Performance",
      "title": "FILTER over ALL pattern",
      "pattern": "\\bFILTER\\s*\\(\\s*ALL\\s*\\(",
      "detail": "This pattern can be expensive on large models. Review whether KEEPFILTERS, REMOVEFILTERS, or a narrower table expression is possible."
    },
    {
      "id": "dax.volatile-time",
      "enabled": true,
      "severity": "Medium",
      "category": "Refresh Determinism",
      "title": "Volatile date/time function",
      "pattern": "\\bTODAY\\s*\\(|\\bNOW\\s*\\(",
      "detail": "TODAY/NOW can make refresh and testing behavior time-dependent. Consider a governed date table or refresh parameter."
    },
    {
      "id": "dax.earlier",
      "enabled": true,
      "severity": "Medium",
      "category": "DAX Maintainability",
      "title": "EARLIER usage",
      "pattern": "\\bEARLIER\\s*\\(",
      "detail": "EARLIER often indicates row-context complexity. Consider variables or a clearer calculation pattern."
    },
    {
      "id": "dax.userelationship",
      "enabled": true,
      "severity": "Low",
      "category": "Model Semantics",
      "title": "Inactive relationship activation",
      "pattern": "\\bUSERELATIONSHIP\\s*\\(",
      "detail": "USERELATIONSHIP is valid, but report consumers may not understand the active date or role-playing dimension behavior."
    }
  ],
  "powerQuery": [
    {
      "id": "pq.local-file",
      "enabled": true,
      "severity": "Medium",
      "category": "Data Source Governance",
      "title": "Local file dependency",
      "pattern": "File\\.Contents\\s*\\(",
      "detail": "Local file paths can break refresh in shared workspaces. Consider parameters, gateways, SharePoint, OneLake, or governed storage."
    },
    {
      "id": "pq.table-buffer",
      "enabled": true,
      "severity": "Low",
      "category": "Power Query Performance",
      "title": "Table.Buffer usage",
      "pattern": "Table\\.Buffer\\s*\\(",
      "detail": "Table.Buffer can help in narrow cases but can also increase memory pressure and block folding."
    }
  ],
  "thresholds": {
    "longMeasureLines": 20,
    "highRiskScore": 9,
    "mediumRiskScore": 4
  },
  "releaseGate": {
    "blockOnOpenP0": true,
    "warnOnOpenP1": true,
    "warnOnPendingSemanticTests": true,
    "blockOnPendingSemanticTests": false,
    "warnOnLiveUnavailable": true,
    "blockOnLiveUnavailable": false,
    "machineReadableResultsRequired": true
  }
}