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Advocate IVHow does PowerBI assign a ReportID when published and can the ID be changed?
Hi sasdfasdfsad ,
Thank you for the additional information.
The key detail is that the report was repointed to a different semantic model before it was republished. Since there are now two reports with the same name in the workspace, Power BI appears to have created a new report artifact instead of updating the existing one, which would explain the different ReportIDs.To better understand why this occurred, could you confirm:
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Was the report originally connected to one semantic model and then republished after being switched to a different semantic model?
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Do both reports appear to be connected to different semantic models in the workspace?
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During publishing, were you prompted to replace the existing report?
These details will help determine whether the semantic model change influenced the publish behavior or whether Power BI treated the report as a new artifact for another reason.
Best Regards,
Abdul Rafi-
Advocate IVWhen you say change it back, do you mean the reportID for the datasource the report is referencing?
Community SupportHi sasdfasdfsad ,
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community and thanks to GilbertQ, Lodha_Jaydeep and Shai_Karmani for sharing meaningful insights
No, the ReportID cannot be manually changed. Report IDs are generated and managed by the Power BI Service when a report artifact is created.
Based on the behavior you described, Power BI appears to have created a new report artifact during the publish operation, which resulted in a different ReportID being assigned. Existing links will continue to point to the original report because they reference the original ReportID.
This can occur if the report was published as a new artifact rather than updating the existing one. Common causes include publishing to a different workspace, publishing a report that Power BI identifies as a new report, recreating the report after deletion, or other scenarios that result in a new report artifact being created.
Could you confirm:
- Whether the original report is still present in the workspace?
- Whether the report was published to the same workspace as before?
- Whether you now see two separate reports in the workspace or only the newly published one?
This information will help determine why a new ReportID was generated and identify the best way to preserve existing report links.
Best Regards,
Abdul Rafi
- sasdfasdfsad
There are two reports now in the same workspace with the same name.
The only difference is I changed the data source in the report. The report name didn't change though, I upated the report to point to a new semantic model.- v-moharafi-msft
Hi sasdfasdfsad ,
Thank you for the additional information.
The key detail is that the report was repointed to a different semantic model before it was republished. Since there are now two reports with the same name in the workspace, Power BI appears to have created a new report artifact instead of updating the existing one, which would explain the different ReportIDs.To better understand why this occurred, could you confirm:
-
Was the report originally connected to one semantic model and then republished after being switched to a different semantic model?
-
Do both reports appear to be connected to different semantic models in the workspace?
-
During publishing, were you prompted to replace the existing report?
These details will help determine whether the semantic model change influenced the publish behavior or whether Power BI treated the report as a new artifact for another reason.
Best Regards,
Abdul Rafi -