What should you configure in the deployment pipeline?

A backward deployment is not a standard configuration within Power BI deployment pipelines; deployments typically flow forward from development to production.

Selective deployment allows choosing specific items to deploy but does not address data source connection differences across stages.

Auto-binding refers to automatically connecting deployed items to existing datasets in the target workspace, but it doesn't configure data source connection details.

Data source rules allow you to specify different connection strings for data sources at each stage of a deployment pipeline, ensuring that reports and datasets connect to the correct databases or files in development, test, and production environments. This is crucial for maintaining data integrity and functionality as content moves through the pipeline stages.