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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
Creightonb In the case of the SharePoint web part - this feature alone is a Pro feature based on the explanation in the articles I linked. So, it doesn't matter if you removed the gateway or not. (I'm thinking).
I haven't tested out a "mixed" scenario where you have a Pro license and you are sharing free content. I would imagine it is possible, but if you are using a gateway to refresh data in any manner, that is also a Pro feature.
Anonymous yeah. I was overly excited and the documentation is correct but I had a fundamental misunderstanding of the licensing for Pro. Which now that I've wrapped my head around it I get it.
Shelfing Power BI until the licensing models change. It isn't cost effective/worth it to buy Pro for the entire firm. I would spend more (a lot more) on a handful of Pro licenses for the data producers/developers or even a cheaper license (not free) for all users that just consume a report randomly.
Thanks for your assistance. Moving on. =]