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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 understand that and I am planning to procure a Pro license anyway. I'm just curious about the data sources on SharePoint online, because some of my dashboards are built from Excel files residing in SharePoint Online. Most of my users are users of the Power BI free version though.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-power-bi-pro-content-what-is-it/
The above link mentions that on-premises data fall under Pro content, so it's a lot confusing. :( Any help would be much appreciated.
sorry if i was not clear, you need to be pro, and the free users that you share with them need to be pro too or you buy premium
you are still thinking about the old model, the new model is totaly different.
Let me lay this out clear.
The content in this link - doesn't this seem to contradict the fact that both the pro and the free version will have the same functionalities going forth?
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-power-bi-pro-content-what-is-it/
Anonymous As described by mim as of June 1st 2017, those rules are no longer valid. I would assume that the documentation won't be perfect across the board for a bit, so there will be some confusion. The link you post is still valid, but will no longer be valid with the release of the new Premium license in a few days.
Here is the announcement blog, outlining how Free is getting most of all the functionality of Pro, but no sharing.
Here are the FAQ and posts in the main Community where much of this has been discussed.
http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Changes-to-the-free-Power-BI/May-3-announcement-FAQ/m-p/167399#M5