Deployment Pipelines - Why is dataset "different"?

[robert-murray]

I have a deployment pipeline that I've been using for report publishing for months. Recently my datasets have started staying "different" after deployments. Functionaly, the deployments are working, but this makes it difficult to track. I've tried removing and replublishing, different reports, and using a new, empty Pipeline. Same results...

[v-yueyunzh-msft]

Hi, @robert-murray 

Based on my research, there may be a case where your datasets are similar but show up differently when compare:
Most datasets use the enhanced dataset metadata feature, also known as model v3. However, older reports might be using the old type of dataset metadata, sometimes referred to as model v1. If you're assigning a workspace that uses the old dataset metadata model (v1), deployment pipelines can't evaluate whether the dataset is similar in adjacent stages. In such cases, the different UI symbol is displayed, even when the datasets are identical. To resolve this issue, deploy the datasets that are showing the different symbol.

For more information , you can refer to :
Troubleshoot deployment pipelines, the Power BI Application lifecycle management (ALM) tool - Power ...

Thank you for your time and sharing, and thank you for your support and understanding of PowerBI! 

Best Regards,

Aniya Zhang

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[robert-murray]

Thanks Aniya. It seems to have fixed itself over the weekend. No changes on our side and it is no longer doing it...