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ericjo
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9 months ago
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Power BI Data Source credentials

I'm creating a report using SharePoint. I have a question about setting data source credentials in the Power BI Portal. 1. I see five authentication methods: Anonymous, Basic, OAuth2, Service Prin...
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  • grazitti_sapna's avatar
    grazitti_sapna
    9 months ago

    Hi ericjo,

     

    Refer below table, hope this helps to understand:-

     

    Privacy Level Description Use Case
    None No data isolation. Power BI can freely combine this source with others. Use for trusted, internal sources when you don’t need strict boundaries.
    Private Data is highly restricted — cannot be combined with other sources. Use for confidential data like HR or finance databases.
    Organizational Data is within your company’s domain — can be combined with other organizational sources. Use for SharePoint, internal SQL, etc.
    Public Data is freely shareable — can be combined with anything. Use for open data sources, like public APIs or websites.

     

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alish_b
Super User
9 months ago

Hey ericjo ,

 

I did some digging and you were right the documentation for authentication types were all over the place.
For your first question, here are a few docs you can refer to (some are from Power Query or Power Apps docs but the concept is mostly similar in the platform)