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Joelllp
Regular Visitor
9 months ago

Error when saving to the Power BI Report Server

Hi all,

I have Power BI Desktop RS and Power BI Report Server installed. I now have version September 2025, but I also removed everything and installed May 2025. I have an issue when I want to save from PBI RS desktop or Upload in the Report server a new empty Power BI file. 

This is what I got when I save the report from the client to the server (localhost):


I do see the folders, but unable to save my report.
And this is what I got when I upload a PBI file to the reportserver:



I have checked the logs and got the following errors:

The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.| RequestID = s_818e2464-bf36-4980-b55a-c3428d883fd1 2025-11-12 13:40:02.6925|INFO|7|Sending response. Response code %USER% 422

 

 

Throwing Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.AccessDeniedException: , Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.AccessDeniedException: The permissions granted to user %USER% are insufficient for performing this operation.;| RequestID = s_1e5f76c1-652a-4b06-9b86-7ad7d79a1f0d


I am sure my authorization is correct. Can anyone please help me with this?

 

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  • Zanqueta's avatar
    Zanqueta
    Super User
    9 months ago

    Hi Joelllp,

     

    If I'm not wrong the error you are seeing when saving or uploading to Power BI Report Server is caused by insufficient permissions for the user account performing the operation. The log confirms this with:

    AccessDeniedException: The permissions granted to user %USER% are insufficient for performing this operation.
    Even though you believe your authorisation is correct, this usually happens because the account is not assigned the proper role in the Report Server security model.

     

    How can you fix It:

     

    Check Report Server Roles

    Power BI Report Server uses role-based security. To publish or save reports, the user must have at least the Publisher role.
    • Open Report Server Web Portal (e.g., http://localhost/reports).
    • Go to Site Settings → Security.
    • Ensure your user account is added with the role Publisher or Content Manager.

     

    Check Folder-Level Permissions

    Even if you have site-level permissions, you also need permissions on the target folder:
    • Navigate to the folder where you are saving the report.
    • Click Manage → Security.
    • Add your user with Publisher or Content Manager role.

     

    Why This Happens

    When you reinstall or downgrade versions (e.g., from September 2025 to May 2025), the security configuration may reset. The error (403) Forbidden combined with AccessDeniedException means the server is rejecting the request because the user lacks the required role.
     
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    Please mark it as the correct solution. It helps other community members find the right path (and saves them from another infinite loop 🌀).

     

  • Joelllp's avatar
    Joelllp
    Regular Visitor
    9 months ago

    Zanqueta thank you for your prompt response. Unfortunately still no results. I added myself individually:

     

    Even my colleagues that has been assigned to a group with access, they get the same error..

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      9 months ago

      Hi Joelllp

      To help us troubleshoot the error when saving to Power BI Report Server, could you please confirm:

      PBIRS version and the Power BI Desktop for RS version you are using.
      Try this quick test: Save the report locally as a .pbix file and upload it via the PBIRS web portal. Let us know if you encounter the same error during the upload.

      • Joelllp's avatar
        Joelllp
        Regular Visitor
        9 months ago

        Hi Anonymous,

        Thanks for your response. 

        The version I now have is:
        Client: September 2025 - 2.147.1088.0 64bit
        Server: September 2025 - 1.24.9392.34333

        I also tried May2025 on another server, same issue. I downloaded the client version via the Power BI Report Server Portal using the download icon.

        If I follow your steps I get the following error:


        log:

        Throwing Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.AccessDeniedException: , Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.AccessDeniedException: The permissions granted to user %USER% are insufficient for performing this operation.;| RequestID = s_1e5f76c1-652a-4b06-9b86-7ad7d79a1f0d