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Workspaces V2 bulk upgrade does nothing
- 4 years ago
No, empty isn't the issue. that is actually a great use case. Upgrade and delete. You cannot delete the original workspaces. I upgraded several thousand early in 2021 like this from the admin panel.
You might want to open a support ticket. Support | Microsoft Power BI It could be something has changed since then. Bulk Upgrade exists for example. I had to do it in batches of 100. But there could be an issue with your permissions or tenant. - Anonymous4 years ago
edhans and anyone else who lands here...
The answer is that MS quietly added a new tenant setting to disable the upgrade of v1 workspaces when they are empty. Turning this off resolved the issue.
I found this out when going back to check the timeline blog which was updated 18 Mar 2022 Updated timeline for upgrading classic workspaces | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI
(Tis a moot point now, as I'll just wait for the upgrade and the empty workspace clean-up MS will do in turn.)
You need to be a Power BI Admin to initiate the upgrade.
You only need access to the group if it is orphaned. Then you have to go into the group and add an admin, or assign one via PowerShell.
Yip thanks. I have scripts ready, but I'm not even getting to that stage. The workspaces/groups aren't upgrading.
- edhans4 years agoCommunity Champion
What happens if you go into a workspace and upgrade it through that UI per this page? Upgrade classic workspaces to the new workspaces - Power BI | Microsoft Docs
- Anonymous4 years agoNot applicable
I'll have to see if I can get admin access to each M365 Group (or at least one to test). Defeats the purpose though if I must do it one by one via the workspace/group itself... 😅
Will report back when I can.
- edhans4 years agoCommunity Champion
Yeah, but this will tell us if it a general upgrade issue or not.