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jessicachen
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago

Cannot access file network location

I am unable to open a file in a network location. I get the error "Unable to Open Document : Access to <file location> is denied". However I am able to access other filetypes in the location. I'm als...
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v-qiuyu-msft
Community Support
9 years ago

Hi jessicachen,

 

The same .pbix can't be opened and edited at the same time by different users. From the error message, it seems the issue is related to permission. As this report is modified frequently, I would suggest you let the report author publish the report to Power BI service, then share the report with you via How should I share dashboards, reports, and tiles?.

 

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu

  • jessicachen's avatar
    jessicachen
    Frequent Visitor
    9 years ago

    As I've said I don't believe it's a permission issue as I'm able to open other files in the same location. Regarding your statement "The same .pbix can't be opened and edited at the same time by different users.", does that apply if I'm not editing it? Just in general, I can't open a file that's already opened elsewhere? That should probably be a different error code rather than a "You don't have permission" type error.

     

    Is there a way to open a read only version without requiring me to manually redownload a copy locally every time?

     

    Additionally, waiting for the author to finish/publish does not seem to be in the spirit of incremental progress.

    • psikonetik's avatar
      psikonetik
      Helper I
      9 years ago

      Any news about this?

       

      I am having the very same problem.

       

      Best,

      Eduardo

      • jessicachen's avatar
        jessicachen
        Frequent Visitor
        9 years ago

        I think it's the statement "The same .pbix can't be opened and edited at the same time by different users." I was never exactly sure because I can't check across my organization and ask who has the file open. So in that sense I just gave up and made a local copy.