Deployment Pipelines Thin reports

Hi Anonymous 

Your split model and report deployment using Power BI Deployment Pipelines is following best practices, but reports in Prod Reports workspace lose their dataset binding because Power BI now requires datasets and reports to exist in the same workspace during deployment. The best solution is to manually rebind reports after deployment via Power BI Service by selecting the report and changing its dataset to Prod Models. To automate this, use the Power BI REST API (Rebind Report endpoint), which updates the report’s dataset connection post-deployment. Another approach is to use thin PBIX reports in Power BI Desktop, manually connecting them to the Prod Models dataset before publishing. If maintaining separate workspaces is an issue, consider using Power BI Apps to distribute reports instead. The REST API method is ideal for automation, while manual rebinding is a quick workaround.