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Sharing author access
I have a dataset that I work on in PBI desktop and then upload to powerbi.com so that all the consumers have access to the updated reports and dashboards. I have another employee that I would also like to have working on PBI desktop and uploading the report, but I DO NOT want it to upload seperately so that employee has to reshare with all the users and then all the users see duplicated dashboards / reports (mine that I shared with them, and my employees that they shared with them), I would like it to uplaod and overwrite the reports I have uploaded. Basically, I would like it to function as if they are using my Power BI account to upload, however, they would be using their own Power BI account. Is there any way to link accounts like this? Essentially, have 2 users sharing ownserhip of report uploads?
Any help is much appreciated!
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Hi bdpetersen10, how are you uploading the report to powerbi.com? Are you choosing Publish from within PBI dekstop, or are you going to powerbi.com and choosing Get Data?
Hi Anonymous,
Thank you for the reply!
I am publishing from within PBI desktop (and the other user would be publishing in the same way). We are going through an entire IT reconfiguration, so "Get Data" through powerbi.com is not currently an available option.
Do you have a Pro licenses of Power BI? If so, you can create a group workspace where you and your employee can publish to the same place and overwrite each others' files. If you have a free license, then you will need to have your employee send the updated .pbix file to you and you will need to publish the file.
