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Worldbreaker
Helper I
9 years ago
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Requiring Power BI Pro

I have new guys that wanted to try power bi.   so  I shared some of my reports, when they downloaded their Power BI desktop, and tried opening up the report, they are told they need to sign up for...
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  • Worldbreaker's avatar
    Worldbreaker
    9 years ago

    I just got this from the June update;

     

    "Changes to Power BI Free are coming on June 1, 2017.

    This update will provide you with enhanced data capacity and refresh rates, as well as unlimited access to all data sources. Dashboard sharing will no longer be part of Power BI Free, but will still be available with Power BI Pro"

     

    Going forward, we will improve the free service to have the same functionality as Power BI Pro, but will limit sharing and collaboration features to only Power BI Pro users.

MattAllington's avatar
MattAllington
Community Champion
9 years ago

You can take a power bi desktop file, send it to them via email (or other method). They can download Power bi desktop for free and open the report regardless of the source of the loaded data. If you want to share using PowerBI.com then it is a paid service and you need pro for you and them regardless of the data source loaded. 

  • Worldbreaker's avatar
    Worldbreaker
    Helper I
    9 years ago

    if I send the power bi file itself, it would mean that they would be able to modify the data itself, is that right?

     

    I would just like to share them the report itself.

     

    I publish it then share it to them.

    • MattAllington's avatar
      MattAllington
      Community Champion
      9 years ago

      Yes, if you send them the file, then they can edit their copy of the file.  It is easy to share using PowerBI.com, and it is very cheap for this enterprise quality software - just $9.99 per user per month.