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# 2 - Prerequisites and Data setup

This article guides you through setting up your data environment so that you can start using Plan (preview).

* A [workspace](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/fundamentals/create-workspaces) with a Microsoft Fabric-enabled [capacity](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/licenses#capacity). Use this workspace for all resources you create in the tutorial.
* Required tenant, capacity, and workspace settings for plan (preview) must be enabled on your tenant. For more information about these prerequisites, see [Prerequisites for plan (preview)](/documentation/readme/prerequisites-for-plan.md).

## Data environment set-up

This section of the tutorial contains a sample semantic model that you can download and set up in Microsoft Fabric to quickly get started with plan (preview).

The example scenario for this tutorial is a fictional global retail company called Zava. Zava tracks sales performance across customers, products, territories, countries, regions, and sales representatives using a centralized semantic model.

### Download the sample semantic model

Download the `.pbix` file containing the sample semantic model from here:

{% file src="/files/BWtNNhcMJMJCYWVC7SOR" %}

* The model includes transactional sales data in the `fact_sales_actuals` table and supporting dimensions such as *Customers*, *SKUs*, *Dates*, *Countries*, *Regions*, *Territories*, and *Sales Reps*.
* It has a measure table with measures such as *Revenue*, *Units Sold*, *Gross Profit*, and *PY Revenue*.
* In this tutorial, you use this data and these measures to create plans, analyze business performance, and perform various forecasting and planning activities in plan (preview).

### Import the Power BI semantic model

1. After downloading the `.pbix` file, go to the *required workspace* in Microsoft Fabric and *import* the `.pbix` file from your computer.

![](/files/21XQ8ybcQswzjtVYHt5E)

2. After the import completes, the semantic model becomes available in the workspace.

The semantic model is now ready to connect to a plan (preview) item.

## Next steps

Now your sample semantic model is set up in Fabric. Next, create a plan (preview) item and connect to this semantic model to start working on your planning, simulations, and forecast.

To start, go to [3.1 - Create a planning app](/user-guide/3-create-your-first-planning-app/3-1-create-plan-app-connect-to-semantic-model.md).


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