Deployment Pipelines

[Anonymous]

Hi all,
I have been trying to deploy my PBIP report and semantic model from a "dev" workspace to a "UAT" workspace using deployment pipelines.  The deployment works fine for the semantic model, but not the report.  I keep getting an error.  I have tried several times to no avail.  Does anyone have a solution to this issue?

[v-hashadapu · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous , Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.

Currently deployment pipelines don’t support PBIP files, especially from Git-connected workspaces (Overview of Fabric deployment pipelines - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn). While your semantic model deploys, the report fails because pipelines are built for PBIX-based workflows, not PBIP.

Since you're using Azure DevOps and Git, the correct approach is to deploy using Git sync or Power BI REST APIs—not pipelines. That way, you keep your CI/CD intact without switching to PBIX.

Power BI Desktop projects (PBIP) - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Power BI implementation planning: Develop content and manage changes - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Overview of Fabric Git integration - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

If this helped solve the issue, please consider marking it “Accept as Solution” so others with similar queries may find it more easily. If not, please share the details, always happy to help.
Thank you.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Thank you for the clarification!  I will explore the other options you listed.

Do you know if PBIP files will eventually be functional in deployment pipelines?

[v-hashadapu · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous , Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.

Currently deployment pipelines don’t support PBIP files, especially from Git-connected workspaces (Overview of Fabric deployment pipelines - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn). While your semantic model deploys, the report fails because pipelines are built for PBIX-based workflows, not PBIP.

Since you're using Azure DevOps and Git, the correct approach is to deploy using Git sync or Power BI REST APIs—not pipelines. That way, you keep your CI/CD intact without switching to PBIX.

Power BI Desktop projects (PBIP) - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Power BI implementation planning: Develop content and manage changes - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Overview of Fabric Git integration - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

If this helped solve the issue, please consider marking it “Accept as Solution” so others with similar queries may find it more easily. If not, please share the details, always happy to help.
Thank you.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Thank you for the clarification!  I will explore the other options you listed.

Do you know if PBIP files will eventually be functional in deployment pipelines?

[GilbertQ]

I think that is the plan.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Fingers crossed!

[GilbertQ]

Hi @Anonymous 

What happens if you take your PBIP report and save it back as a pbix report and upload it to your dev workspace and then try and deploy using the deployment pipelines. Will that then work.

[Anonymous]

I can give that a try...but it does defeat the pupose of my CICD.  My "dev" workspace is connected to a repo in azure devops.