Deployment pipeline - data updates to target

Hi CarlBlunck,

Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.

You are right in your understanding of pipeline deployment in Microsoft Fabric. In Lakehouse & Semantic Model only the metadata and structure are copied to the target workspace. The actual data is not moved and in reports & dsshboards they get updated with the latest changes like visual modifications, but they still reference the existing data from the semantic model, which has not been refreshed. 

Coming to the second point even though the report is updated in the target workspace, it still connects to the same semantic model, which contains the old data. If the semantic model structure remains unchanged, the report will function normally, but it won’t show updated data until the semantic model and lakehouse are refreshed. 

If you want your report to reflect the latest data after deployment, you can manually refresh the Lakehouse and Semantic Model in the target workspace. Or automate refresh via Data Pipeline or use Deployment Pipeline refresh option which automatically refresh datasets after each deployment.

I would also take a moment to thank lbendlin, for actively participating in the community forum and for the solutions you’ve been sharing in the community forum. Your contributions make a real difference.

If I misunderstand your needs or you still have problems on it, please feel free to let us know.  

Best Regards,
Hammad.
Community Support Team

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