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Backing Up Custom Reports

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We strongly advise customers to always backup  their custom reports before performing any in-place upgrades. Failure to do so could result in the loss of your custom reports!

Prerequisites: 

  1. The user executing these steps should be an administrator of the BI for SCCM workspace(s). 
  2. A second install of BI for SCCM to be used as a backup workspace. You do not need to configure the dataset parameters; this workspace is simply a placeholder to store a copy of your custom reports.
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  1. Copy the PowerShell code above, save it as a .ps1 file or paste it into your favorite code editor. 
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  1. Execute the code in the code editor or by running the .ps1 file.
  2. When prompted, Sign-in to Power BI.
Sign in to Power BI
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  1. When prompted, select any BI for SCCM apps that you may want to backup. (Note: This is only required if you have created apps containing custom reports)
  2. Select OK.
BI for SCCM Apps to Backup
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  1. When prompted, select your production BI for SCCM workspace. This is the source from which reports will be copied. 
  2. Select OK.
Source Workspace
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  1. When prompted, select your backup BI for SCCM workspace. This is the destination which reports will be copied to. 
  2. Select OK.
Destination Workspace
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  1. When running in a shell you should see output describing what was copied to the backup workspace. 
  2. Login to the backup workspace to confirm that your custom reports have been copied there. 
Backup Workspace - Output
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