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spiderrob
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11 years ago

Content pack sharing with free users

As a pro user, I've created a content pack and shared with a group that includes 'free users'.   As a free user I can see the content pack under Group workspaces and also see all the Dashboards, Re...
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spiderrob
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11 years ago

I've two datasets - one is an uploaded pbix file, the other is an Excel Powerpivot model located in One drive for business. 

 

All reports are listed for the free user on the left but when you click to view it gets stuck on a spinning wheel. All Dashboards are visible.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    11 years ago

    It seems that there is some error messaging that needs to be built in for the end users of Organizational Content Packs. I asked about the data source as there is a known issue with this behavior when using the AS connector with the Content Pack. In your case, the end user has to be a Pro user, it is interesting that they can see the Content Pack, but not all that suprising that it doesn't work. My guess is that the spinning wheel of eternity is the current "error" (albeit not very intuitive).

     

    This post is pretty clear that you need a Pro license.

    https://support.powerbi.com/knowledgebase/articles/651040-introduction-to-organizational-content-packs