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BIanon
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3 years ago
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.PBIX uploaded from SharePoint is duplicated

Hello Community, I am trying to switch my production env so that files are hosted in SharePoint and uploaded from SP straight to Service. 1) If I just download the file, upload to SharePoint a...
  • lbendlin's avatar
    3 years ago

    Names are generally not relevant, for the majority of cases the GUID controls the object. (One notable exception is the XMLA endpoint which uses the workspace name, with predictably hilarious results when two workspaces happen to have the same name).

     

    Once you have "imported" the pbix to the workspace from the sharepoint this will create a virtual connection. Your only action required from now on is to work on the pbix on the sharepoint/onedrive.  Every time you save that a new version will be created (assuming you have versioning enabled on that document library), and the meta data changes will be synchronized with the workspace "automatically".