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Anonymous
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Power BI Action: Update Datasource Connection (Operation is not supported for selector #4)

Hi, 

 

I am trying to setup Power BI CICD in Azure DevOps. I am using Power BI Action to publish report and update datasource connection.

I am able to update datasource connection for the first datasource after thaT THIS ERROR COMES WHEN i TRY TO UPDATE FOR THE OTHER DATASETS.

All the datasets are from same server and database.

 

2020-04-12T01:34:19.8820835Z ##[section]Starting: Power BI Action: UpdateDatasource
2020-04-12T01:34:19.8914968Z ==============================================================================
2020-04-12T01:34:19.8915447Z Task         : Power BI Actions
2020-04-12T01:34:19.8915838Z Description  : Release Task Power BI Actions
2020-04-12T01:34:19.8916195Z Version      : 4.0.9
2020-04-12T01:34:19.8916376Z Author       : Maik van der Gaag
2020-04-12T01:34:19.8916553Z Help         :
2020-04-12T01:34:19.8916785Z ==============================================================================
2020-04-12T01:34:20.6617949Z ******************************
2020-04-12T01:34:20.6625224Z ** Service Connection: <name>
2020-04-12T01:34:20.6632505Z ** TenantId: ***
2020-04-12T01:34:20.6636813Z ** ClientId: ***
2020-04-12T01:34:20.6642299Z ******************************
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7485274Z FilePattern           : D:\a\r1\a
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7488970Z ClientID           : ***
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7522957Z PassWord             : <not present>
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7525953Z Username              :
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7529197Z WorkspaceName         : <workspacename>
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7532405Z Overwrite             : True
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7535433Z Create                : True
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7538503Z Action                : UpdateDatasource
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7541587Z Dataset               : <datasource name>
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7544434Z Users                 :
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7547399Z AccessRight           :
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7550362Z OldServer             : <name>.database.windows.net
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7553267Z NewServer             : <name>.database.windows.net
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7556159Z OldDatabase           : <name>-dev
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7559020Z NewDatabase           : <name>-tst
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7561882Z OldUrl                :
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7565337Z NewUrl                :
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7568496Z DatasourceType        : Sql
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7572075Z UpdateAll             : False
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7584450Z ClientSecret          : System.Security.SecureString
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7588361Z TenantId              : ***
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7591275Z Service Principals    :
2020-04-12T01:34:20.7610332Z Logging in with a Service Principal
2020-04-12T01:34:21.5151681Z Trying to update the datasource
2020-04-12T01:34:21.5301283Z Getting Power BI Workspace properties; <workspacename>
2020-04-12T01:34:23.5655273Z ##[error]Operation is not supported for selector #4
2020-04-12T01:34:23.6131640Z ##[section]Finishing: Power BI Action: UpdateDatasource

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Jayendran
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Anonymous
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I was using the following PowerShell script to update data source connection.

 

$datasetname="Dashboard Dataset"

$workspacename="REPORT_TEST"

 

$clientsec = "$(client_secret)" | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force

 

$credential = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $env:client_id, $clientsec

Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount -ServicePrincipal -Credential $credential -TenantId $env:tenant_id

 

$workspace =Get-PowerBIWorkspace -Name $workspacename

 

$DatasetResponse=Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -Url "groups/$($workspace.id)/datasets" -Method Get | ConvertFrom-Json

 

 

$datasets = $DatasetResponse.value

 

     foreach($dataset in $datasets){

                if($dataset.name -eq $datasetname){

                $datasetid= $dataset.id;

                break;

                }

 

            }

 

   $postParams = @{

            updateDetails =@(

            @{

            name="database"

            newValue="db-test"

            } ,

             @{

            name="server"

            newValue="server-test"

            }

 

            )

} | ConvertTo-Json

 

Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -Url "groups/$($workspace.id)/datasets/$($datasetid)/Default.TakeOver" -Method Post

 

$response=Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -Url "groups/$($workspace.id)/datasets/$($datasetid)/Default.UpdateParameters" -Method Post -Body $postParams | ConvertFrom-Json

 

And its giving error

2020-04-13T23:33:46.3600483Z ##[section]Starting: Update parameters for dataset

2020-04-13T23:33:46.3816028Z ==============================================================================

2020-04-13T23:33:46.3816393Z Task         : PowerShell

2020-04-13T23:33:46.3816710Z Description  : Run a PowerShell script on Linux, macOS, or Windows

2020-04-13T23:33:46.3817021Z Version      : 2.165.0

2020-04-13T23:33:46.3817293Z Author       : Microsoft Corporation

2020-04-13T23:33:46.3817666Z Help         : https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/utility/powershell

2020-04-13T23:33:46.3818127Z ==============================================================================

2020-04-13T23:33:47.1929102Z Generating script.

2020-04-13T23:33:47.2347065Z ========================== Starting Command Output ===========================

2020-04-13T23:33:47.2609972Z ##[command]"C:\windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoLogo -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command ". 'D:\a\_temp\236958ca-ebd7-43a5-8876-a6505f0a70ea.ps1'"

2020-04-13T23:33:49.0798312Z 

2020-04-13T23:33:49.0799535Z 

2020-04-13T23:33:49.0802661Z Environment : Public

2020-04-13T23:33:49.0803552Z TenantId    : 

2020-04-13T23:33:49.0804332Z ClientId    : ***

2020-04-13T23:33:49.0804530Z Password    : ********

2020-04-13T23:33:49.0804683Z 

2020-04-13T23:33:50.0959876Z WARNING: The Body parameter was null, the request may be invalid when Method parameter is Post.

2020-04-13T23:33:50.4406494Z 

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1154649Z Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod : One or more errors occurred.

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1155801Z At D:\a\_temp\236958ca-ebd7-43a5-8876-a6505f0a70ea.ps1:37 char:11

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1156390Z + $response=Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -Url "groups/$($workspace.id)/data ...

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1156920Z +           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1157537Z     + CategoryInfo          : WriteError: (Microsoft.Power...werBIRestMethod:InvokePowerBIRestMethod) [Invoke-PowerBIR 

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1158077Z    estMethod], AggregateException

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1158601Z     + FullyQualifiedErrorId : One or more errors occurred.,Microsoft.PowerBI.Commands.Profile.InvokePowerBIRestMethod

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1159039Z  

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1505339Z 

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1505696Z 

2020-04-13T23:33:51.1984740Z ##[section]Finishing: Update parameters for dataset

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