ODBC deployment rules

Hi Anonymous 

When using ODBC connections in Power BI Datasphere, deployment pipelines don’t automatically switch connection strings unless they are set up as parameters in your semantic model or dataset.

If your ODBC DSN or connection string is hardcoded, deployment pipelines can’t change it directly.

Here’s what you can do:

• Use parameters in your dataset/semantic model for parts of the ODBC connection (like server name) so deployment pipelines can update these during deployment.
• Manage separate ODBC DSNs for dev and prod on your gateway and configure deployment pipelines to use the correct gateway connection.
• If parameters aren’t possible, manually update the connection string after deployment.

In short, to automate switching, parameterize connection info or use gateway DSNs mapped correctly per environment. Do let us know if it helps.

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