rdl reports embedded in powerbi report not working when deployed from dev to stage env

[ksingh21]

We have powerbi report called "activity report.pbix" and it has one embedded paginated report called 
activity_rld.rdl. When we deploy this in dev workspace it works fine and fetches dev data. But same report when we deploy in stage using powerbi pipline then rdl report fails to load.
We are using power bi in build ci/cd to deploy reports from dev to stage.
For now we have added 2 pages named devPDF / stagePDF where we referenced respectiv envs paginated report to make this work. But this cannot be put in prod for customers.

Can you please review this and advise if we have any fix for this problem ?

[v-karpurapud]

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[v-karpurapud · Accepted solution]

Hello @ksingh21

Thank you @GilbertQ for your response.

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric community. We understand you are facing an issue with embedding reports when deploying from the development to the staging environment.

When deploying through Power BI pipelines, the linked dataset for the embedded RDL report might still point to the Dev environment. Since RDL (Paginated Reports) uses shared datasets, please ensure that the Stage environment has the correct dataset binding.

If your RDL report uses a shared data source (e.g., SQL Server, Fabric, or Power BI Dataset), the credentials might not be properly configured in the Stage environment.

To resolve this issue, consider the following steps:

• Go to Power BI Service → Stage Workspace → Paginated Report Settings, check if the dataset is linked to the Stage environment, and update it if it still points to Dev.

• Open the PBIX report in Power BI Desktop, check if the RDL report reference is environment-specific, and update it if necessary.

• Additionally, try manually uploading the RDL report directly to the Stage workspace and verify if it works as expected. If it loads correctly when uploaded manually but fails via CI/CD, this may indicate an issue with dataset binding or credentials during deployment, as suggested by a super user.

If  my response has resolved your query, please mark it as the Accepted Solution to assist others. Additionally, a 'Kudos' would be appreciated if you found my response helpful.

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[GilbertQ]

Hi @ksingh21 

What happens if you had to upload this report directly to your stage workspace? Would it work as expected? The reason for my question is to try and understand where the issue lies, where, if it is working when you deploy directly to your stage workspace, it could indicate that there is in issue. or a bug with the deployment