BI Templates Missing in this Project Server 2013 On-Line Installation

Hi,
In a Project Server 2013 On-Line install over here, I do not see any language packs or templates within the Business Intelligence Center (PWA 2013 On-Line > Reports > Site Contents > Templates)? There are no files in this directory whatsoever!
Yet in PWA > Reports, I see language packs (e.g., English (United States)), whereby the 3 standard sample reports can be found, ie., Project Overview Dashboard, Project Overview, and Resource Overview. Same thing in PWA > Data Connections, I
see language packs (e.g., English (United States)), see these 6 ODC files: OData Assignments Data, OData Issues Data, OData Projects Data, OData Resources Data, OData Risks Data, and OData Tasks Data.
Why would this be? Are templates not include in the On-Line version? If the on-line version is supposed to come with templates, how do I install them at this point? I imagine there should be 7 or so files in there: i.e., ProjectAndAssignments,
ProjectAndTasks, Issues, Risks, Timesheet, DependentProjects, Issues, Resources.
Thanks in advance,
\Spiro Theopoulos PMP, MCITP. Montreal, QC (Canada)

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