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Fix a bug in dataflows: Using a parameter to reference a linked entity dataflow and/or workspace

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Sasha Calderwood on 11 Feb 2021 09:19:54

Hi there,

I've discovered a bug when using parameters to reference a dataflow and/or workspace in linked entities.

It appears that when when I create a parameter to dynamically reference a dataflow and/or workspace in a downstream linked entity such as a 2nd dataflow, Power BI does to recognise that it belongs to the dynamically referenced workspace and/or dataflow.
Please see here for screenshots:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/Bug-in-dataflows-Using-a-parameter-to-reference-a-linked-entity/idi-p/1657495#M64265

It would help when we want to deploy dataflows through deployment stages by importing the JSON and not have to manually change the references each time. 

Cheers!

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Pedro Angelini on 18 Jul 2022 23:13:42

RE: Fix a bug in dataflows: Using a parameter to reference a linked entity dataflow and/or workspace

For me this is a bug, not an idea -- if the lineage view cannot identify the source of an entity, it should show this clearly (maybe with a "question mark" source) instead of just ignoring it.