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Anonymous
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Do I need Azure Maps for basic Maps visuals?

Hi, 
I've kinda issue with maps. I've activated maps in my pBI, I use them on daily basis but from this morning I see only this error message. Is this because anouncment of new Azure maps? Yes, we do not have Azure Maps allowed on my company level. Do I need them? And is there some fee for Azure maps?

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Thank you!

 

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pratyashasamal
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Hi @Anonymous ,

This is because these visuals communicate with Bing maps, an "external" entity, some organizations may consider this a security risk.

On the Admin Portal, here's the setting for the tenant:
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You may need to refresh the web page for Power BI Service (web app).

For Power BI Desktop, there's another setting under File > Options and settings > Options:

pratyashasamal_1-1686043246391.png

 

Here's some supporting info that helped me:

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-february-2022-feature-summary/#post-18588-_Toc9541...

Thanks,
Pratyasha Samal
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pratyashasamal
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Hi @Anonymous ,

This is because these visuals communicate with Bing maps, an "external" entity, some organizations may consider this a security risk.

On the Admin Portal, here's the setting for the tenant:
pratyashasamal_0-1686043240546.png

 

You may need to refresh the web page for Power BI Service (web app).

For Power BI Desktop, there's another setting under File > Options and settings > Options:

pratyashasamal_1-1686043246391.png

 

Here's some supporting info that helped me:

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-february-2022-feature-summary/#post-18588-_Toc9541...

Thanks,
Pratyasha Samal
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