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gannayeva
1 month agoNew Member
Issue with Mapping
Hi, I have a mapping issue. The system tells me that I do not have permission to use the map, although the data has been taken from the learning website. Could you assist me with that, please? When ...
Bipin-Lala
Solution Sage
1 month agoHi gannayeva,
This error actually has nothing to do with your data source or the learning website - it's a global administrative switch inside the Power BI Service.
Your Power BI Tenant Administrator has disabled map visuals organization-wide (often done for data privacy reasons, as standard maps send location data to Bing)
Here is how to get around it:
The Real Fix (Requires Admin Access)
If you have admin rights - or need to tell the person who does - this takes two seconds to fix:
- Go to the Power BI Admin Portal.
- Select Tenant settings.
- Scroll down to Integration settings.
- Look for Map and filled map visuals and toggle it to Enabled.
Quick Workarounds (If you aren't an admin)
- Switch to Azure Maps: Click on the visual and change it to the Azure Map icon in the visual gallery (the one next to the standard globe). Many organizations block the legacy Bing maps but leave Azure Maps enabled because it complies with stricter enterprise data boundaries.
- Use a Shape Map: If it's available, the Shape Map visual relies on static local geometry files (like TopoJSON) rather than geocoding servers, so it often bypasses this specific tenant restriction.
Let me know if this helps!