Enable Microsoft 365 Groups for Row-Level Security (RLS) in Power BI
As an Associate Director in Medical Affairs, I rely heavily on Power BI to deliver secure, role-based insights across cross-functional teams. However, the current limitation that Microsoft 365 (M365) Groups are not supported for Row-Level Security (RLS) presents a significant operational challenge.
Our organization has standardized on M365 Groups for collaboration and access control across Microsoft 365 services, including Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook. The inability to use these same groups for RLS in Power BI forces us to duplicate group structures using Azure Active Directory (AAD) Security Groups—introducing administrative overhead, increased risk of misalignment, and reduced agility.
Request: Please prioritize support for M365 Groups in Power BI RLS. This would:
- Streamline access management by aligning with existing M365 governance.
- Reduce administrative burden and potential for error.
- Improve adoption of secure, scalable BI solutions across business units.
Impact: This enhancement would significantly improve the efficiency and security of Power BI deployments in enterprise environments that are deeply integrated with M365.
2 Comments
SELECTDBAAdvocate I
It's even worse that it allows you to add Microsoft 365 Groups in RLS and doesn't give you a warning that it won't work. We really need this to be fixed, Microsoft! Also this is a duplicate of this request from 2018: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Ideas/o365-groups-for-RLS/idi-p/4481493- I support this. Not being able to use M365 groups for RLS is bizarre, particularly as we can now use M365 groups for sharing a Power BI app, but NOT for RLS.
