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Republish Over Existing Report?
I have great news. I had a support ticket # 120010921001546, and it's resolved. All I needed to do was go to the Dataset settings online and rename the data set to match the name of the .pbix file I had downloaded. Then publishing it from the desktop app again prompted with the expected "do you wish to replace the existing", which of course I did and it's successful.
Hi CmdrKeene ,
Based on my test, download as pbix file and republish it from desktop should work, we
1. We publish a report with only one visual
2. we add some visuals and download as a pbix file
3. Then we open this download file in Power BI desktop, add some new rows.
4. We publish it with the same name and replce the report in Power BI Service
5. We open the report and refresh it
Please consider some limitation when you republish from desktop and replace report in service based on this document:
- If you already have two or more datasets in Power BI with the same name as the Power BI Desktop file, publish could fail. Make sure you have only one dataset in Power BI with the same name. You can also rename the file and publish, creating a new dataset with same name as the file.
- If you rename or delete a column or measure, any visualizations you already have in Power BI with that field could be broken.
- If you have a refresh schedule configured for your existing dataset in Power BI and you add new data sources to your file and then re-publish, you’ll have to sign into them in Manage Data Sources prior to the next scheduled refresh.
Best regards,
Thanks for the very good information, but unfortunately there must be some other situation I'm coming across because those limitations don't seem to be applicable to my circumstance right now.
Please submit a support ticket to investigate.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/support/ --> Create Support Ticket.
Please share the support ticket number here for quick traction on it.
BR
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I have great news. I had a support ticket # 120010921001546, and it's resolved. All I needed to do was go to the Dataset settings online and rename the data set to match the name of the .pbix file I had downloaded. Then publishing it from the desktop app again prompted with the expected "do you wish to replace the existing", which of course I did and it's successful.
In my case, I had to change the name of the online report and pbix report file so that it didn't match the dataset name. Then I was allowed to publish / overwrite the report, then change the name back.
Awesome handle CmdrKeene!
