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Anonymous
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7 years ago
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Restrict Publishing from Desktop to Service

I'm being asked to restrict the ability of a desktop user to publish to the PBI service. Only a few developers should have publish authority. I know we can restrict app workspaces, apps, etc. but the...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Microsoft rep got back with a solution. In short, upgrade to Premium service and remove all Pro licenses except keep developers as Pro. That way free users can consume through the service but cannot publish or share. We were not ready to move to Premium but it appears that is the only option. 

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STollaf
Regular Visitor
7 years ago

We have the same need.  As we are only at 60 users, premium is a hefty price to pay for a little control. 

 

Is there even anyway to know if someone has published something to their own workspace?  That actually doesn't bother us so much, it's when they share it with others.  Now we have data spreading that has not been confirmed against our governance policies.  

 

 

 

  • cnschulz's avatar
    cnschulz
    Helper IV
    6 years ago

    This is a massive security problem for us. Are there any updates other than to buy another product (premium)?