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Hi Rosy081,
Thank you for contacting the Microsoft Fabric Community.
I understand that you are experiencing issues downloading the report after deploying it via Deployment Pipelines. Unfortunately, this is a known limitation in Power BI Service, as downloading a .pbix file after deployment is not supported.
- Power BI disables the download option for reports when they are deployed via pipelines and linked to a dataset in a different workspace.
- Autobinding ensures the report remains connected to the dataset in the target stage but does not permit downloading the report.
For additional information, please refer to the official documentation:
The Microsoft Fabric deployment pipelines process - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn
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Thank you.
Super UserHi Rosy081
When a Power BI report and its dataset are in the same workspace, downloading the report works seamlessly. However, once the dataset and report are split into different workspaces, the download report option is disabled due to Power BI's security and workspace management settings.
To enable report downloads in this scenario, ensure that you have Build permissions on the dataset in the source workspace. Additionally, check if the dataset is certified or promoted, as this can sometimes impact report access settings. If you are using Power BI Service (not Power BI Desktop), another workaround is to recreate the report in Power BI Desktop by connecting to the dataset via the Power BI Dataset Connector and then republishing it. Lastly, confirm that Export and Download settings in the Power BI Admin portal allow downloading reports with live connections.