Show Data - Right Click

Hi Anonymous,

Based on my research, "Don't allow end users to export any data from the service" option doesn't affect the Show Data option. What you got is expected. 

Also currently, there is no option to disable the "Show Data" feature, you can vote this similar thread: https://ideas.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi-ideas/suggestions/35467693-provide-option-to-disable-show-data-option-in-pu

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu 

Hi Qiuyun Yu,

Thanks for coming back to this so quickly. I agree that the documentation does point to this being the expected result, but in my opinion this does not make it right. 

We all live and work in a time where securing data is extremely important, so for there to be no way to restrict this behavior seems strange. If people kick an options that says "Don't allow end users to export any data from the service", then I would expect this option to be disabled, as in my mind screen printing a data table is still exporting the data.

I will vote of the idea as suggested, but I guess this will take longer than an issue to get implimented.

Thanks,
Simon

Hi Simon, 

I ran into a similar issue recently. Not an ideal solution, but there is a way to hide that data. For example, you can go to "Data" Tab and select the Table or Column that you need to hide and select "Hide in Report View". This should hide the data even if someone right clicks and selects "Show Data" without hiding them in the visuals. Hope this helps.

Thanks for your suggestion, I will certainly consider this for future reprorts. I found a workaround as the user did not require to interact with the chart. I placed a transparant shape over the chart and made it appear on top, this then completely hides all the right click options. I accept this is not a workaround that many will want to use becuase it completely removes all tooltips and navigation options. 

I am here to support Simon. Totally agree with you and I need to limit our end-user activity by disabling this.