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Pro vs. Licensing question
You can take a look at this document. There is a list of Power BI Pro content as below. If the analytic team share Pro content with free users, free users will not be able to see these contents.
- Data from a DirectQuery dataset, such asSQL Server Analysis Services tabular data,Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, or Apache Spark for HDInsight.
- Data from adataset that refreshes more frequently than daily.
- Data from a dataset that connects to on-premises data using thePower BI Gateway - Personal or the On-premises Data Gateway.
- Data (including reports, dashboards or tiles) from a dataset that usesRow-level security (RLS).
- A dashboard or report that's installed from anorganizational content pack.
- A dashboard, report, or dataset that's contained in agroup workspace.
- A dashboard that contains data streamed at a rate above 10k rows/hour.
But if the analytic team only share the content which only contains following items, both pro and free users can see them.
- A dashboard or report connected to content packs for services (e.g. Dynamics CRM, Salesforce, and Google Analytics).
- A dashboard or report with data imported from files such as Excel spreadsheets, Power BI Desktop, and CSV.
- Tiles pinnedfrom a report in SQL Server Reporting Services.
Best Regards,
Herbert
I imported a CSV file into Power BI Desktop. I created 2 visualizations (a line graph and a clustered column chart) and uploaded that to power bi. When I attempted to use the web part (preview) it is still saying a user with the Power BI Free license needs pro to consume the data.
How does this violate below?
- A dashboard or report with data imported from files such as Excel spreadsheets, Power BI Desktop, and CSV.
Creightonb Did you set up a gateway/refresh for the dataset?
@Eno19 thanks for the quick response. Nope. I'm on the coast in the mid-atlantic.
Hmm. Hadn't though about that. Looking at the datasets in my workspace (I created a new clean one that is public to make sure I wasn't missing anything) It is saying this dataset has been configured by my personal email account. Which is really weird. I'm logged in and have done everything with my company o365 account, not power bi - personal.
That might give me something more to dig into.
Anonymous but yes it's saying it's set to "Use your data gateway (Power BI - personal)" and everything else is grayed out.
Anonymous cleaned up the dataset gateway so the Power BI - persnal one is online now. I'm not using the Enterprise gateway in this particular workspace. Refresh is set to Off. Data source is a csv file.
Creightonb I apologize, I wasn't implying that you should install one. The use of that gateway will prompt for a "Pro" license. I assume you are still getting the "Pro" prompt?
Is there Row Level Security applied in the Desktop? I'm just looking for the reason you are being prompted for the "Pro".
Are you using a Group, or personal workspace? I don't recall if you can build a Group prior to being prompted for Pro, which is a "Pro" feature.
Anonymous No row security. In case it wasn't caught I'm trying to view the report via the new sharepoint online web part. Not sure if that's just a pro only thing or not. The documentation online leads you to believe otherwise.
We're going to kill our gateway completely and be a fresh clean environment and see if it works.
I have voiced up the chain to my Microsoft reps this licensing model is a death nell if they want to stay competitive. =]