You must deploy related content together, keep workspace structures consistent, and use deployment rules to maintain connections in order to manage dependencies such as shared datasets, linked reports, or composite models.
The Best Ways to Handle Dependencies:
Together, deploy shared datasets and reports.
Dependent reports and their shared datasets should always be deployed in the same pipeline run and the proper sequence (report after dataset).
Make Use of Regular Workspace Configurations
To prevent broken references after deployment, keep the Dev, Test, and Prod workspace structures the same and use the same dataset names and IDs.
Apply the Deployment Rules
Set up dataset rules in the deployment pipeline so that reports in the target stage (such as Test/Prod) refer to the appropriate dataset.
Prior to deployment, monitor dependencies.
To see dependencies and make sure all relevant assets are deployed, use the Power BI lineage view.
Steer clear of hard-coded references.
Make sure reports use workspace-relative links rather than hard-coded workspace or dataset IDs to reference datasets.
Automate Post-Deployment Validation
Verify that all visuals load properly and that datasets are available after deployment using Power Automate or scripts.
