Creating Power BI Deployment Pipelines

Deployment pipelines in Power BI let you define stages (e.g. Development, Test, Production) and promote content (reports, semantic models, dashboards) from one stage to the next with a controlled process.

Getting value

Use pipelines to avoid publishing straight to production. Deploy to Test first, validate, then deploy to Production. Pipelines can also run post-deployment tasks (e.g. refresh, parameter updates) and integrate with DevOps.

Content must be in a pipeline-supported workspace; semantic models typically need to be in the pipeline for full value. Combine with Developer Mode and source control for a solid release process.