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Point Power BI Service to another dataset
I did only copy the connection file and have the latest powerbi.
Note that I ended up fixing it by restoring the group/workspace that was accidentally deleted by a collaegue.
Hi SandyBL
You could re-connect it again, but it is a bit of hacking with the PBIX file.
I do have a blog post explaining how to change the existing connection details to a dataset in the existing Power BI Service.
Let me know if this works, or if you need some assistance.
So this is what I did:
- I created a copy of my original (original.pbix) and had original-copy.pbix
- I created a new report (new.pbix) and connected to the dataset via Power BI Service
- I renamed new.pbix to new.zip
- I renamed original-copy.pbix to original-copy.zip
- I extracted new.zip to a folder called new
- I copied the connection file in new folder
- I pasted the connection file into the original-copy.zip and chose the copy-replace option
- I renamed original-copy.zip to original-copy.pbix
When I opened the file, it says the file is corrupt or created in another version of PowerBI
Hi SandyBL
That should work as I had done that in the past.
And to confirm that you only copied the "Connection" file.
Also do you have the latest version of Power BI Desktop installed?
I did only copy the connection file and have the latest powerbi.
Note that I ended up fixing it by restoring the group/workspace that was accidentally deleted by a collaegue.