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Caleb3212
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4 years ago
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Error when creating a workspace (on Pro version)

Hi All,    I am quite new to Power BI and am currently facing an issue where I cannot create a workspace for my Power BI report. My account is the Pro version.    I used my student email made fro...
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  • ibarrau's avatar
    ibarrau
    4 years ago

    Hi. The error means that the Power Bi Admin for the company/education accounts has disable the ability to create them. You can try reaching IT or if you know the PowerBi Admin. That's an option in Tenant Settings under Power Bi Admin portal. You can't change it.

    If you want to keep going on your test you can try creating your own organizational account at microsoft for free.

    You can follow this video to start your development environment for free.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZyy_qqRPiU

    I hope that helps,

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ibarrau
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4 years ago

Hi. The error means that the Power Bi Admin for the company/education accounts has disable the ability to create them. You can try reaching IT or if you know the PowerBi Admin. That's an option in Tenant Settings under Power Bi Admin portal. You can't change it.

If you want to keep going on your test you can try creating your own organizational account at microsoft for free.

You can follow this video to start your development environment for free.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZyy_qqRPiU

I hope that helps,

  • Caleb3212's avatar
    Caleb3212
    Regular Visitor
    4 years ago

    Hi ibarrau,

     

    Thank you very much for your answer. Got me a hint after watching the Youtube video. Working very well now! 

     

    Cheers