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LinhNguyen
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Helper II

Role level security based on excel input

Hi,

 

I'm trying to apply role level security and we have an excel sheet with filter values that another department manage.

 

Is there any way I can apply role level security based on that excel sheet? 

for example, is there a way I can apply the country filter for each of these people automatically so that when their access changes in the excel sheet, I don't need to change it manually in pbix then upload it?

 

Name             email                   country

person A         A@abc.com        China, Japan

person B         B@abc.com        US, UK, Mexico

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v-lili6-msft
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Community Support

hi  @LinhNguyen 

Yes, you could.

You could import the excel sheet into power bi, then in the edit queries, split "country" column by "," .

https://www.tutorialgateway.org/how-to-split-columns-in-power-bi/

Now selected "Name" and "email" columns and Unpivot other columns

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Then create a relationship with fact table by Value column.

 

Now you could set RLS as below:

https://radacad.com/dynamic-row-level-security-in-power-bi-with-organizational-hierarchy-and-multipl...

 

Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-lili6-msft
Community Support
Community Support

hi  @LinhNguyen 

Yes, you could.

You could import the excel sheet into power bi, then in the edit queries, split "country" column by "," .

https://www.tutorialgateway.org/how-to-split-columns-in-power-bi/

Now selected "Name" and "email" columns and Unpivot other columns

2.JPG3.JPG

Then create a relationship with fact table by Value column.

 

Now you could set RLS as below:

https://radacad.com/dynamic-row-level-security-in-power-bi-with-organizational-hierarchy-and-multipl...

 

Regards,

Lin

Community Support Team _ Lin
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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