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benjaminwalters
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10 months ago

Report connected to online semantic model published over incorrect existing report

I added a few pages to an existing report called "CAS Dashboard" by downloading this file to the service, adding the pages in PBI Desktop, then republishing as the same name, intending it would repla...
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tayloramy's avatar
tayloramy
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10 months ago

Hi benjaminwalters, 

 

THere's no way to get the report back :(. 

 

I always recommend that instead of clicking the publish button from Power BI Desktop, that you save the file somewhere and then import it using the Fabric UI, this ensures that you always have a copy. 

 

AS for why the report repalced the wrong one, that's very interesting. Fabric usually uses internal IDs to check if items are the same, not just the name, so this shouldn't happen. 

 

Is it possible that your report was originally based on that HR report, and then modified to become the CAS report? If that is the case I could see how this might have happened. 

 

Another great thing to do is to use GItHub or Azure DevOps and add version control to your important workspaces, this ensures that you have a version to go back to if something like this happens again. 

 

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benjaminwalters
New Member
10 months ago

Unfortunately I was not the original dev on this environment, so it's definitely possible the reports were created by copying/duplicating existing ones within fabric. I didn't know it was based on an internal id, as matching/not matching the report name always seemed to work as expected until now. Unfortunately, I usually keep a version on a local drive, but my org recently migrated to a new VM provider and I no longer have a saved version of every live report. Seems a cloud based repository is worth investing in for the future. 

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    tayloramy
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    10 months ago

    Hi benjaminwalters, 

     

    I'm sorry, I have no solution for you :(. 

     

    Maybe this can be a learning moment for you and your org to help you get the support you need for a proper backup solution like Azure DevOps or GitHub? 

     

    If you found this helpful, consider giving some Kudos. If I answered your question or solved your problem, mark this post as the solution. 

    • v-saisrao-msft's avatar
      v-saisrao-msft
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      9 months ago

      Hi benjaminwalters,

      Currently, there is no way to recover the deleted dataset. Going forward, please ensure datasets are maintained in Git for backup purposes. If you believe a backup feature is essential, kindly submit this suggestion in the ideas forum.

      Fabric Ideas - Microsoft Fabric Community

       

      Thank you.