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Bo3736
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3 years ago
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Permanently deleting data while preserving data derived from deleted content.

Hi, I have a problem related how to permanently delete content from a powerBI dataset while preserving data derived form the dataset. This is for GDPR reasons.   We have a dataset containing inform...
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    johnt75
    3 years ago

    I don't think Power BI is the answer then, I think you'll need to come up with a solution at the source.

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Bo3736
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3 years ago

Thanks, I'm not experienced using dataflows, but it functions just like query editor right? So the end users wouldn't be able to access the data but I and other people with edit access to the dataflows would still be able to restore the data right? The requirement I'm faced with is that the data has to be completely gone from our system and cannot be accessible to me or the system admins or anyone.

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johnt75
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3 years ago

I don't think Power BI is the answer then, I think you'll need to come up with a solution at the source.

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    Bo3736
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    3 years ago

    Thanks, I was afraid of that, but I wanted to check with people who knew more than me to make sure.