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MrFahrenheit
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7 years ago
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After updating App does URL change?

I frequently modify reports in Power BI desktop and then re-publish them to an existing "App". My question is, when I "update the app" does the URL pointing to the App change? Do I have to send out t...
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  • GilbertQ's avatar
    GilbertQ
    7 years ago
    Hi there

    As far as I am aware the link should not change.

    But if you unpublish the app and re-publish the app it will then create a new link.

    People could also access the App from Apps in the Power BI Service.
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Anonymous
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6 years ago

Hey Everyone,

 

Just contributing what I just tested to this thread.

 

Indeed, if you

1) Publish a workspace as an App

2) Unpublish the App

3) Re-publish the workspace

 

Then, the URL between the initial published App and second published App are different.

 

GilbertQ's avatar
GilbertQ
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6 years ago
Hi there

Yes they would be different because the app was unpublished (Which means the app was deleted)
  • ttoastt's avatar
    ttoastt
    Regular Visitor
    6 years ago

    The behavior I'm observing is that the URL for the report, page within a report, does in fact change even if I don't unpublish it. I've repeatedly updated the report and its data set (Publish button in PowerBI Desktop), and then I click 'update app' in the Power BI online service. New URL generated for the reports, old links break. App link stays the same. 

     

    I could definitely understand if I were unpublishing the app, or removing a report / page within a report from the app, but that's not what I'm doing. 

    • GilbertQ's avatar
      GilbertQ
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      6 years ago
      I have not seen that happen in all my App workspaces.

      I would log a support ticket if it is happening.