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Advocate IIIReport definition inconsistent - power bi shared on premium capacity and loss of subscriptions
Hi Folks,
Getting some weird errors this morning. Some of my reports are generating the issue above when trying to load on the service which is bizarre as we dont have a premium capacity. Also, for these reports the subscriptions have disappeared. These are only impacting reports that have been refreshed manually in the desktop and published to the service. Im more concerned about the loss of my subscriptions as they are quite complex. Any ideas?
Hi mcgilla ,
Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum. Also thank you Akash_Varuna for your inputs.
The "report definition inconsistent" error often occurs when a report is manually refreshed in Power BI Desktop and re-published, which can overwrite metadata or report IDs. This can cause Power BI to treat it as a new object which is also why your subscriptions have disappeared, as they are tied to the original report ID.
While subscriptions cannot be recovered once the report ID changes, you can:
- Check version history under report settings to restore a previous version with active subscriptions.
- Avoid overwriting reports with PBIX files created from different sources or renamed copies.
- Verify workspace settings to ensure it’s not mistakenly linked to a Premium or Fabric capacity.
For future changes, consider using deployment pipelines or maintaining consistent source PBIX files to prevent disruptions.
I hope this will help you understand better, if you need any further assistance, feel free to reach out.
If this post helps, then please give us Kudos and consider Accept it as a solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Thankyou.
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Hi mcgilla ,
Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum. Also thank you Akash_Varuna for your inputs.
The "report definition inconsistent" error often occurs when a report is manually refreshed in Power BI Desktop and re-published, which can overwrite metadata or report IDs. This can cause Power BI to treat it as a new object which is also why your subscriptions have disappeared, as they are tied to the original report ID.
While subscriptions cannot be recovered once the report ID changes, you can:
- Check version history under report settings to restore a previous version with active subscriptions.
- Avoid overwriting reports with PBIX files created from different sources or renamed copies.
- Verify workspace settings to ensure it’s not mistakenly linked to a Premium or Fabric capacity.
For future changes, consider using deployment pipelines or maintaining consistent source PBIX files to prevent disruptions.
I hope this will help you understand better, if you need any further assistance, feel free to reach out.
If this post helps, then please give us Kudos and consider Accept it as a solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Thankyou.
Hi mcgilla ,
I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions. If my response has addressed your query, please accept it as a solution and give a 'Kudos' so other members can easily find it.
Thank you.
- Akash_Varuna
Super User
Hi mcgilla Check the dataset and report definitions to ensure they are consistent, as changes during manual refresh might cause issues. Restore earlier versions of the reports if backups or version history are available in Power BI. Unfortunately, lost subscriptions need to be recreated manually based on saved configurations. Verify that the workspace is not mistakenly linked to Premium Capacity and contact Microsoft Support if the issue persists.
Hi @mcgilla ,
I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions. If my response has addressed your query, please accept it as a solution and give a 'Kudos' so other members can easily find it.
Thank you.Hi mcgilla ,
May I ask if you have resolved this issue? If so, please mark the helpful reply and accept it as the solution. This will be helpful for other community members who have similar problems to solve it faster.
Thank you.
