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goosefrabah
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2 years ago
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Overwrite .pbix with .pbip while maintaining user access + links?

Hi all, my team uses the .pbip file format for Azure DevOps / GIT version control with our DEV workspace. This is a relatively new procedure, whereas previsouly we would publish from .pbix directly t...
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    skygold16
    2 years ago

    Each artefact in Power BI workspace is store using a specific guid. Replacing the file with the same name, doesn't change the ID however if there is change in the file name, Power BI will treat that as a new artefact. Hence it is always adviced to share the report using Power BI Apps. I understand it hard to update each of the user with the new link, however idle approach to this issue would be to create an app and send the comms to all the people having access to the workspace explaining new features of Power BI Apps. 

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skygold16
Helper II
2 years ago

Each artefact in Power BI workspace is store using a specific guid. Replacing the file with the same name, doesn't change the ID however if there is change in the file name, Power BI will treat that as a new artefact. Hence it is always adviced to share the report using Power BI Apps. I understand it hard to update each of the user with the new link, however idle approach to this issue would be to create an app and send the comms to all the people having access to the workspace explaining new features of Power BI Apps.