PowerBI API - Publish Report to PowerBI Service with different dataset name

[coder_andy]

I am creating a deployment plan to automate our PowerBI deployment.

When publishing reports using Powershell I want to append a version number to the dataset name, so that we can identify dataset version and they are not overwritten when the next version of the report is published.

For example:

• Current Report Name: BillingAnalysis
• Current Dataset Name: BillingAnalysis
• New DatasetName: BillingAnalysis_v2

I am using the New-PowerBIReport cmdlet to publish pbix. I see a paramater to rename the report when publishing but that renames both the report and the dataset. Is there a way to rename only the dataset name?

[Jayendran]

Hi @coder_andy ,

Currently there is no functionality to rename the report and dataset. There is a seperate way to rename the dataset once you published but again the problem this is only possible with UI and not Via API/Powershell.

Please read the below link

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Developer/How-to-rename-a-dataset-using-the-powerbi-rest-api-s-Is-t...

Vote for the idea as well

https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/39768925-rename-datasets-reports-...