topic Gen2 dataflow read only mode issue in Dataflow

Gen2 dataflow read only mode issue

Lokamba — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:38:08 GMT

Hi Team,

I have admin access to the workspace. When I opened the Gen2 flow created by Rahul R., I was unable to edit it, because it is showing in read-only mode. Could you please help to fix this issue.

Re: Gen2 dataflow read only mode issue

Parchitect — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:53:59 GMT

Hello!
Welcome to Fabric Community, and thanks for reaching out.

This looks like a Dataflow Gen2 ownership issue rather than a workspace role issue.

Even though you are Admin in the workspace, Dataflow Gen2 can still open in read-only mode if the dataflow is owned by another user. In your screenshot, the owner is Rahul R., while your account has workspace Admin access. So the workspace permission is there, but the item ownership is still with another user.

Same Issue:
https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Dataflow/My-Colleague-Cannot-Edit-My-Dataflow-Gen2/m-p/3645133

To take over the ownership:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/fundamentals/item-ownership-take-over

Best regards,
Solutions Architect · Microsoft Fabric Specialist · Parchitect

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Re: Gen2 dataflow read only mode issue

LuitwielerMSFT — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:00:30 GMT

hey! 🙂

you can find the documentation here to take over the dataflow:
Take ownership of Fabric items - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

We are working on a model that allows multiple users to work/contribute to the same dataflow without the need for taking over the dataflow

Re: Gen2 dataflow read only mode issue

miguel — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:00:36 GMT

Hey!

You can take ownership of the Dataflow Gen2 following the article below:

Take ownership of Fabric items - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

Hope this helps!

Re: Gen2 dataflow read only mode issue

v-hashadapu — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:51:31 GMT

Hi Lokamba , Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.

We find the answers shared by miguel , LuitwielerMSFT & Parchitect are all correct. Can you please confirm if the solution worked for you. It will help others with similar issues find the answer easily.

Thank you miguel , LuitwielerMSFT & Parchitect for your valuable response.

Re: Gen2 dataflow read only mode issue

v-hashadapu — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 11:20:14 GMT

Hi Lokamba , Hope you're doing fine. Can you confirm if the problem is solved or still persists? Sharing your details will help others in the community.