Power BI Deployment Pipeline

Hi Rosy081,

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When content from the source stage is copied to the target stage, Fabric identifies existing content in the target stage and overwrites it. To identify which content item needs to be overwritten, deployment pipelines uses the connection between the parent item and its clones. This connection is kept when new content is created.

The overwrite operation only overwrites the content of the item. The item's ID, URL, and permissions remain unchanged. This behavior ensures that while the dataset's content is updated, the access permissions you've configured are preserved, preventing the need to reassign permissions after each deployment. However, it's important to note that while item-level permissions remain intact, workspace-level permissions are managed separately and are not affected by deployments. Therefore, if you need different users to have access to datasets in different stages (e.g., testers in Test, end-users in Production), you'll need to manually manage workspace permissions accordingly.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/cicd/deployment-pipelines/understand-the-deployment-process?tabs=new-ui 

In Power BI's deployment pipelines, when deploying updated reports from Test to Production, the existing access permissions on those reports in the Production workspace are retained and not overwritten. This ensures that any user-specific permissions you've configured remain intact after deployment.

Regarding the necessity to reassign access rights repeatedly, it's important to note that Deployment Pipelines are designed to streamline the content promotion process across different stages while preserving existing permissions. This means that once you've set up access permissions in the Production workspace, they remain consistent, even as you deploy updates.

Thanks,

Prashanth Are

MS Fabric community support

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