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Anonymous
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2 years ago

Developer mode & git for reports with live connection

Hello! I currently have two reports that share the same dataset published, hence are connected to that dataset via live connection   I want to start using version control for this reports and that...
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RuiRomanoMS
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2 years ago

No, when you open in Desktop and its a byPath it will also load the model from disk and let you edit it if you like. This allows Desktop developers to work in complete isolation without service dependency. 
I understand, that if you are working with a very large model this could be inconvenient, because you are forced to at least once refresh the model locally. As a workaround, you can:

  • Edit the definition.pbir and switch to a "byConnection" (it's on the backlog to provide a UI feature to facilitate this swap)
  • Move the semantic model or report to a different workspace

I'm also curious to understand what, in your opinion, should be the right behavior? 

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Anonymous
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2 years ago

Thank you for your explanations, RuiRomanoMS 

 

For me, the live connection must remain active without any intervention from the developer.

The Report-"Developer" could be anyone without any knowledge of data modeling, editing JSON files, etc.

 

Having a report with a live connection switch to a local data model makes no sense. Then, I must edit a JSON file (or change a setting) to switch to the expected behavior.

Why?

 

Any other opinions on this, guys?