PL-300 Deploy and maintain assets Practice Question
You publish a Power BI report to a workspace that uses an organizational app. After updating the report, you want users to see the changes immediately without having to reinstall the app. What should you do?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates confuse updating the workspace content (e.g., republishing a report) with updating the app itself, assuming changes automatically propagate to the app without an explicit 'Update app' step.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Update the app in the workspace by selecting 'Update app'.
Updating the app in the workspace by selecting 'Update app' publishes the latest version of the report (and any other content) to the existing app without requiring users to reinstall. The app is a container that points to the workspace content; updating it refreshes that pointer, making changes immediately available to users who already have the app installed.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Delete and recreate the app from the workspace.
Why it's wrong here
Deleting and recreating the app is an unnecessarily destructive action: it removes the app from all users' Power BI service, forcing them to lose access immediately and then reinstall the app from the new version. Additionally, you would need to reconfigure the app's contents, positioning, and permissions from scratch, and you risk breaking any shared links or embedded views that rely on the original app. The intended flow is to update the existing app, which preserves the app's URL, user access, and settings while simply propagating the latest report changes.
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Republish the report from Power BI Desktop.
Why it's wrong here
Republishing the report from Power BI Desktop only updates the report and dataset within the workspace itself; it does not automatically update the app that was created from that workspace. In Power BI, an app is a separate distribution layer that must be explicitly "Updated" to push the workspace's latest content to end users. Without taking that final step in the service, users of the app will continue to see the previous version of the report, regardless of how many times you republish the underlying .pbix file. This option also risks overwriting the dataset or introducing unvalidated changes into the workspace without the intended app-level review.
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Ask users to refresh their browser cache.
Why it's wrong here
Asking users to refresh their browser cache is ineffective because the app's content is served from Power BI service, not stored client-side. The report version displayed is determined by the app's published snapshot, which remains unchanged until the app is explicitly updated. Browser caching might affect page assets like images or CSS, but it will not force the app to pull a new report definition or reflect modifications made in the workspace. Therefore, even after clearing the cache, users will still see the stale app content because the app itself has not been updated.
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Update the app in the workspace by selecting 'Update app'.
Why this is correct
In the Power BI service, the correct way to propagate workspace changes to the audience is to open the workspace and click "Update app" (or "Update app" in the app editing screen). This action re-publishes the app's content, including the modified report, to all current app users without interrupting their access or requiring them to reinstall the app. It also ensures the app's metadata, navigation, and permissions remain intact. This is the standard lifecycle step after editing a report or dashboard in the source workspace.
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