Deployment Pipeline Shows Differences in Datasets but ALM Toolkit Shows the Datasets as Identical

[sjrrkb123]

I am running into an issue where after deploying an update to a dataset and pushing it from DEV to Test, our deployment pipeline is showing the datasets as being different. I used the ALM Toolkit to compare the datasets and they come back as identical. Any thoughts on why this would be happening?

1. Data Sources
   1. Dataflows
      1. import
   2. SQL Server
      1. Direct Query
2. There is no RLS implemented in this dataset 

Let me know if I can provide more information.

[edhans · Accepted solution]

For safety you can save the model as a BIM file using Tabular Editor, then just promote through the pipeline so they get back in sync. It could be some insignificant metadata that the pipeline is seeing that ALM Toolkit isn't looking at.

You might also compare the two BIM files in NotePad++ using the Comparer 2.0.2 addin. The BIM files are just JSON.

[sjrrkb123]

@edhans appreciate the information. I use TE3 enterprise and have these stored as .bim files so I will investigate.

That said, I did hear back from MSFT support engineers and was told the differences shown is a bug and a fix is currently being worked on by the product team.