Data Lineage - Report Visual Changes

[BM4291]

Hi,

I just want to clarify a point re: lineage in PowerBI. I'm trying to rationalise some of our reporting platform and reduce where we have duplication, but one issue I seem to come up against quite often is when publishing a report that I've copied/shared to another workspace/app, any physical changes on the PBIX file are not copied across, is this correct?

Despite the warnings of reports being affected by lineage, this only actually seems to apply to the data rather than the presentation layer i.e. I don't need new visuals, columns in tables or filters copied across to the versions with lineage.

If I'm wrong I'd be interested in how others manage this as the current approach feels very convoluted:

- Publish to central workspace

- Delete previously copied version(s)

- Publish apps with copied version(s) deleted

- Copy report from central workspace to other workspace(s)

- Re-publish apps with new copied version(s)

This can't be right?

[BM4291]

Thanks @GilbertQ , @v-xulin-mstf ,

Looks like this is just standard behaviour then? Will have to look into either the PowerShell or API route via Power Automate I think in that case.

[v-xulin-mstf]

Hi @BM4291,

BTW, is your issue solved?

If you still have some question, please don't hesitate to let me known.‌‌

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[BM4291]

@v-xulin-mstf Technically yes, just to confirm that what I was thinking was right.

I might look at the ideas board to see if others have raised this.

[v-xulin-mstf]

Hi @BM4291,

Okay. 😉 

You can refer: https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/

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[v-xulin-mstf]

Hi @BM4291

Could you provide more details about your issue?

Normally, the visual in the report will not change before or after copying the content.

You can also use Powershell script to copy contents.

Input group ID of source worspace, "me" is the group ID of 'My workspace'.

Input group ID of target worspace.

Here is the output:

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[GilbertQ · Accepted solution]

Hi @BM4291 

From my understanding this is how it works at the moment.