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Refresh Permissions
What permissions does a user need in order to manually refresh a dataset? I can't find any documentation online that directly states this. From what I know, a user has to have Contributer permissions to the workspace to be able to refresh a dataset within that workspace. Is this correct or can a user get permissions to only the dataset and have the ability to refresh manually?
Hi ToGM ,
aj1973 Great summary form. Here are my additions and descriptions to the table, the minimum role you mentioned that can support refreshing the data source is contributor, which is correct. Also in the dataset you can observe that the permissions of the dataset are described in the permissions for the contributor.The user must also have access to the data source credentials if the dataset connects to data sources that require authentication.
For more information on workspace refresh permissions, you can refer to the following documentation
Semantic model permissions - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Roles in workspaces in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft LearnBest regards,
Albert He
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Hi ToGM ,
aj1973 Great summary form. Here are my additions and descriptions to the table, the minimum role you mentioned that can support refreshing the data source is contributor, which is correct. Also in the dataset you can observe that the permissions of the dataset are described in the permissions for the contributor.The user must also have access to the data source credentials if the dataset connects to data sources that require authentication.
For more information on workspace refresh permissions, you can refer to the following documentation
Semantic model permissions - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Roles in workspaces in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft LearnBest regards,
Albert He
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly