App updates

One of the main advantages of Power BI apps is their isolation from app workspaces. The members of the app workspace can continue to develop, test, and modify content in the app workspace while users only view the latest published app. This single level of built-in staging could be a sufficient alternative for some teams and projects relative to the multiple workspaces (Dev, Test, Prod) involved in a staged deployment life cycle, as described in Chapter 8, Managing Application Workspaces and Content.

After an app has been published, the Publish app icon in the top-right corner of the app workspace will be changed to an Update app icon, as shown in the following screenshot:

Update app

In the preceding screenshot, the ellipsis ...

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