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Switching Accounts of Service Principal Users in Connection References

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Posted on by graflunds 35
Is there an easy way to switch accounts of Service Principals in Connection References to Dataverse?
 
We switched to a Service Principal 2 years ago, that key expired.  I can't change that key in an existing connection reference.  I have to create a whole new Connection Reference and then update 100's of flows that use that connection reference?
 
This is very cumbersome!
 
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    Fredrik_A 3,570 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hello,
     
    From my knowledge, it's not possible, but there seem to be a workaround according to Copilot when I asked, not sure how accurate it is though. I havn't tested it myself, but it might be worth a shot.  
     
    Create a New Secret in Azure for your existing Service Principal.
    Create a New Connection:
    Start a new cloud flow (you can discard it later).
    Add a Dataverse trigger (e.g., "When a row is added").
    In the trigger, click the “...” menu > “+ Add new connection”.
    Choose “Connect with service principal” and enter the new credentials.
    Name the connection clearly (e.g., Dataverse Automation (May 2025)).
    Update the Connection Reference:
    Go to your Solution > Connection References.
    Click Edit on the reference used by your flows.
    Select the new connection and click Save.
    This will update all flows using that reference in the background 2 3.
    Clean Up:
    You can delete the old connection and secret.
    The UI might falsely claim the old connection is still in use
     
    Maybe someone else has a better workaround than the one I found?
     
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    Pstork1 69,129 Most Valuable Professional on at
    @StretchFredrik is correct.  Connection References in Solutions are virtual wrappers around a connection. Its the Connection that has the reference to the Service Principal, not the Connection Reference. If you create a new Dataverse Connection using an updated Service Principal you can edit the solution and swap out the connection in the Connection Reference. You will however need to edit each Connection Reference to update it.  You will not however need to edit each flow, only the Connection Reference.

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