I've succesffuly set up refreshing a single power bi dataset from ADF, but now I need to be able to refresh multiple datasets within the same workspace from a single pipeline.
The way I attempted to set this up is by creating a variable array that contains two dataset guids
and in the ForEach Items field, referencing that variable:
the first activity within the ForEach - WebActivity (which executes refresh of the dataset) would then reference item() in the URL where the dataset GUID would go.
This is the error I get back:
Again this worked for a single dataset refresh when referencing a parameter (single static dataset GUID) but now im trying to get this to work with refreshing multiple datasets by executing against the api in 2 concurrent executions using ForEach and 2 dataset GUIDs that I have stored in variable array..
Below is the entire json of the pipe:
{
"name": "PBI Refresh Multiple Datasets Test_copy1",
"properties": {
"activities": [
{
"name": "Get TenantId from AKV",
"type": "WebActivity",
"dependsOn": [],
"policy": {
"timeout": "0.00:10:00",
"retry": 0,
"retryIntervalInSeconds": 30,
"secureOutput": true,
"secureInput": false
},
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"url": {
"value": "@concat(\n 'https://'\n , pipeline().parameters.KeyVaultName\n , '.vault.azure.net/secrets/TenantId/?api-version=7.1'\n )",
"type": "Expression"
},
"method": "GET",
"httpRequestTimeout": "00:01:00",
"authentication": {
"type": "MSI",
"resource": {
"value": "https://vault.azure.net",
"type": "Expression"
}
}
}
},
{
"name": "Get ClientId from AKV",
"type": "WebActivity",
"dependsOn": [],
"policy": {
"timeout": "0.00:10:00",
"retry": 0,
"retryIntervalInSeconds": 30,
"secureOutput": true,
"secureInput": false
},
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"url": {
"value": "@concat(\n 'https://'\n , pipeline().parameters.KeyVaultName\n , '.vault.azure.net/secrets/ADO-PowerBI-SPN-AppID/?api-version=7.1'\n )",
"type": "Expression"
},
"method": "GET",
"httpRequestTimeout": "00:01:00",
"authentication": {
"type": "MSI",
"resource": {
"value": "https://vault.azure.net",
"type": "Expression"
}
}
}
},
{
"name": "Get Secret from AKV",
"type": "WebActivity",
"dependsOn": [],
"policy": {
"timeout": "0.00:10:00",
"retry": 0,
"retryIntervalInSeconds": 30,
"secureOutput": true,
"secureInput": false
},
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"url": {
"value": "@concat(\n 'https://'\n , pipeline().parameters.KeyVaultName\n , '.vault.azure.net/secrets/ADO-PowerBI-SPN-Secret/?api-version=7.1'\n )",
"type": "Expression"
},
"method": "GET",
"httpRequestTimeout": "00:01:00",
"authentication": {
"type": "MSI",
"resource": {
"value": "https://vault.azure.net",
"type": "Expression"
}
}
}
},
{
"name": "Get AAD Token",
"type": "WebActivity",
"dependsOn": [
{
"activity": "Get ClientId from AKV",
"dependencyConditions": [
"Succeeded"
]
},
{
"activity": "Get TenantId from AKV",
"dependencyConditions": [
"Succeeded"
]
},
{
"activity": "Get Secret from AKV",
"dependencyConditions": [
"Succeeded"
]
}
],
"policy": {
"timeout": "7.00:0:00",
"retry": 0,
"retryIntervalInSeconds": 30,
"secureOutput": true,
"secureInput": true
},
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"url": {
"value": "@concat(\n 'https://login.microsoftonline.com/'\n , activity('Get TenantId from AKV').output.value\n , '/oauth2/v2.0/token'\n )",
"type": "Expression"
},
"method": "POST",
"headers": {
"Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
},
"body": {
"value": "@concat(\n 'grant_type=client_credentials&scope=https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api/.default&client_id=\n ',activity('Get ClientId from AKV').output.value,'&client_secret=\n ',encodeUriComponent(activity('Get Secret from AKV').output.value)\n)",
"type": "Expression"
},
"httpRequestTimeout": "00:01:00"
}
},
{
"name": "ForEach",
"type": "ForEach",
"dependsOn": [
{
"activity": "Get AAD Token",
"dependencyConditions": [
"Succeeded"
]
}
],
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"items": {
"value": "@variables('Datasets')",
"type": "Expression"
},
"isSequential": false,
"activities": [
{
"name": "Call dataset",
"type": "WebActivity",
"dependsOn": [],
"policy": {
"timeout": "0.00:10:00",
"retry": 0,
"retryIntervalInSeconds": 30,
"secureOutput": false,
"secureInput": true
},
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"url": {
"value": "@concat(\n 'https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/'\n , pipeline().parameters.WorkspaceGuid\n , '/datasets/'\n , item()\n , '/refreshes'\n )",
"type": "Expression"
},
"method": "POST",
"headers": {
"Authorization": {
"value": "@concat(\n string(activity('Get AAD Token').output.token_type)\n , ' '\n , string(activity('Get AAD Token').output.access_token)\n )",
"type": "Expression"
}
},
"body": {
"notifyOption": "NoNotification"
},
"httpRequestTimeout": "00:01:00",
"authentication": {
"type": "MSI",
"resource": {
"value": "https://vault.azure.net",
"type": "Expression"
}
}
}
},
{
"name": "Until datasets refresh",
"type": "Until",
"dependsOn": [
{
"activity": "Call dataset",
"dependencyConditions": [
"Succeeded"
]
}
],
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"expression": {
"value": "@not(\n equals(\n first(\n json(\n string(\n activity('Get dataset refresh status').output\n )\n ).value\n ).status,'Unknown'\n )\n)",
"type": "Expression"
},
"activities": [
{
"name": "Get dataset refresh status",
"type": "WebActivity",
"dependsOn": [],
"policy": {
"timeout": "7.00:00:00",
"retry": 0,
"retryIntervalInSeconds": 30,
"secureOutput": false,
"secureInput": true
},
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"url": {
"value": "@concat(\n 'https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/'\n ,pipeline().parameters.WorkspaceGuid\n ,'/datasets/',item()\n ,'/refreshes?$top=1'\n )",
"type": "Expression"
},
"method": "GET",
"headers": {
"Authorization": {
"value": "@concat(\n string(activity('Get AAD Token').output.token_type)\n , ' '\n , string(activity('Get AAD Token').output.access_token)\n )",
"type": "Expression"
},
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
}
},
{
"name": "If dataset refresh unknown wait",
"type": "IfCondition",
"dependsOn": [
{
"activity": "Get dataset refresh status",
"dependencyConditions": [
"Succeeded"
]
}
],
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"expression": {
"value": "@equals(\n first(\n json(\n string(\n activity('Get dataset refresh status').output\n )\n ).value\n ).status,'Unknown'\n)",
"type": "Expression"
},
"ifTrueActivities": [
{
"name": "wait 120 seconds_copy1",
"type": "Wait",
"dependsOn": [],
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"waitTimeInSeconds": 120
}
}
]
}
}
],
"timeout": "0.03:00:00"
}
},
{
"name": "If dataset refresh",
"type": "IfCondition",
"dependsOn": [
{
"activity": "Until datasets refresh",
"dependencyConditions": [
"Succeeded"
]
}
],
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"expression": {
"value": "@equals(\n first(\n json(\n string(\n activity('Get dataset refresh status').output\n )\n ).value\n ).status,'Failed'\n)",
"type": "Expression"
},
"ifTrueActivities": [
{
"name": "Fail_copy1",
"type": "Fail",
"dependsOn": [],
"userProperties": [],
"typeProperties": {
"message": {
"value": "@string(\n json(\n first(\n json(\n string(\n activity('Get dataset refresh status').output\n )\n ).value\n ).serviceExceptionJson\n )\n)",
"type": "Expression"
},
"errorCode": "1000"
}
}
]
}
}
]
}
}
],
"concurrency": 2,
"parameters": {
"KeyVaultName": {
"type": "string",
"defaultValue": "keyvault"
},
"WorkspaceGuid": {
"type": "string",
"defaultValue": "xxxxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}
},
"variables": {
"Datasets": {
"type": "Array",
"defaultValue": [
"xxxxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"xxxxx-xxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
]
}
},
"folder": {
"name": "UAT"
},
"annotations": []
}
}
1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION
I came up with a workaround, i just set each distinct guid to a parameter and make a copy of the call dataset activity to refresh each dataset.
I came up with a workaround, i just set each distinct guid to a parameter and make a copy of the call dataset activity to refresh each dataset.
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