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CAVCX
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4 years ago
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Collaborate between Desktop and Browser users.

Hello,   I use a windows machine with the Power BI Dekstop App. I have a coworker who has to use PowerBI and uses a Mac. Since there is no desktop app for a Mac, she uses it through a browser.   ...
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  • lbendlin's avatar
    lbendlin
    4 years ago

    a. Yes, but not at the same time.

    b. Ask them to give you access to their workspace. Then you can consume the datasets and dataflows, and upload pbix.

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CAVCX
Frequent Visitor
4 years ago

Hello,

 

Thanks for responding, but I'm not clear about what you are recommending.

 

a. Can two users work on the same pbix file if it is shared on Sharepoint, and if its data sets are also stored on sharepoint itself?

b. In Desktop app, how do I access someone elses workspace?

 

Thank regards,

  • lbendlin's avatar
    lbendlin
    Super User
    4 years ago

    a. Yes, but not at the same time.

    b. Ask them to give you access to their workspace. Then you can consume the datasets and dataflows, and upload pbix.

    • CAVCX's avatar
      CAVCX
      Frequent Visitor
      4 years ago

      Thanks lbendin.

      However, I cannot find a way to access the workspace through the desktop app. Can you tell me where the option to open a PBIX file from an online workspace is?

      Thanks

      • lbendlin's avatar
        lbendlin
        Super User
        4 years ago

        Go to the workspace in a browser, click the ellipsis next to the report or dataset, click Download .pbix 

         

        Remember you can also connect to the dataset from Power BI Desktop if you only want to consume the data model rather than modify it.