Hello everyone, Does cross tenant data share requires Fabric F64 capacity at both producer and consumer? Regards,Srisakthi

Hi Srisakthi Unfortunately, there is no official documentation explicitly stating that cross-tenant data sharing requires Fabric F64 capacity at both the producer and consumer ends. The key requirement is that both the producer and consumer tenants must have sufficient capacity to handle the data transfer. While F64 capacity in Fabric is designed for handling large data workloads and might be necessary for heavy or large-scale data sharing and analytics, it is not a strict requirement for cross-tenant data sharing. The necessity of F64 capacity depends more on the specific workload requirements rather than a mandatory setup for tenants. If my response has resolved your query, please mark it as the Accepted Solution to help others. Additionally, I would appreciate a 'Kudos' if you found my response helpful. Thank you!

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12 Replies

pallavi_r
Super User
1 year ago
Hi Srisakthi

There are 2 tenant settings.

Producer:

The below setting needs to be enabled for Producer Tenant. Yes, Producer Tenant need to have F64 SKU to share data externally.

Consumer:

The below setting needs to be enabled at consumer tenant . Consumer Tenant does not require F64 SKU to accept the external data.

If this post helps, please accept this as a solution. Appreciate your kudos.

Thanks,
Pallavi
- nilendraFabric
  Super User
  1 year ago
  Interesting finding pallavi_r
  
  I am not able to find this anywhere in docs
  
  Srisakthi please ignore my answer then.
  
  Thanks
nilendraFabric
Super User
1 year ago
Hi Srisakthi

you do not specifically need an F64 capacity to enable cross-tenant data sharing in Microsoft Fabric. Cross-tenant data sharing is supported through the Fabric-to-Fabric authentication mechanism and does not require a specific capacity size like F64. However, having a Fabric capacity (F-series or P-series) is generally necessary for using Microsoft Fabric features, including external data sharing, but smaller SKUs or even trial capacities can suffice depending on your organization's needs.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/governance/external-data-sharing-overview

No where MS is talking about F64 in data sharing part.

Thanks
- Srisakthi
  Super User
  1 year ago
  Hi nilendraFabric ,
  
  Thanks for you prompt reply. But nowhere it is mentioned for trial capacities as well. So wondering whether trial capacity suffice for external data sharing?
  
  Regards,
  Srisakthi
  - nilendraFabric
    Super User
    1 year ago
    Hello Srisakthi
    
    Trial capacity are limited version of F64 behind the scene , so it should suffice.Worth trying though.
    
    Thanks
    
    Please accept the solution , if helpful
Srisakthi
Super User
1 year ago
Hi pallavi_r ,

Even in the screenshot it is not saying it requires F64 at producer side. If possible can you share some reference link

Regards,
Srisakthi
- pallavi_r
  Super User
  1 year ago
  Hi Srisakthi ,
  
  Sorry my bad, I did not make this point clear. There are 2 type of items in Fabric- i)Power BI content and ii)non Power BI fabric contents.
  
  You can share 'non Power BI fabric' items externally across tenants without F64 SKU license.
  
  https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/governance/external-data-sharing-overview#supported-fabric-item-types
  
  For 'Power BI' fabric content - dashboard, report, semantic model, you would require F64 SKU and one power bi pro license minimum.
  
  If this post helps, please accept this as a solution. Appreciate your kudos.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Pallavi
v-karpurapud
Community Support
1 year ago
Hello Srisakthi

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Fabric Community with your question. The solution provided by the pallavi_r and nilendraFabric is correct. Both super users have provided valid points as they align with Microsoft Fabric’s capabilities might be helpful in addressing your issue.

If the response has resolved your query, please mark it as the Accepted Solution to help others.

Thank You!
- Srisakthi
  Super User
  1 year ago
  Hi v-karpurapud ,
  
  Is it possible for you to share documentation which says it requires F64 capacity and so on?
  
  Regards,
  Srisakthi
  - v-karpurapud
    Community Support
    1 year ago
    Hi Srisakthi
    
    Unfortunately, there is no official documentation explicitly stating that cross-tenant data sharing requires Fabric F64 capacity at both the producer and consumer ends. The key requirement is that both the producer and consumer tenants must have sufficient capacity to handle the data transfer.
    
    While F64 capacity in Fabric is designed for handling large data workloads and might be necessary for heavy or large-scale data sharing and analytics, it is not a strict requirement for cross-tenant data sharing. The necessity of F64 capacity depends more on the specific workload requirements rather than a mandatory setup for tenants.
    
    If my response has resolved your query, please mark it as the Accepted Solution to help others. Additionally, I would appreciate a 'Kudos' if you found my response helpful.
    
    Thank you!