Understanding User Roles in Power BI Service for a Tableau Developer

[manoj_0911]

Dear Power BI Community,

As a Tableau developer tasked with converting reports to Power BI, I'm navigating the intricacies of user roles within the Power BI Service. Understanding these roles is crucial for ensuring seamless collaboration and access control during the migration process.

Could you please provide insights into the different kinds of user roles available in Power BI Service, considering my background as a Tableau developer transitioning to Power BI? I'm particularly interested in how these roles align with my responsibilities and tasks in report conversion.

Your expertise and guidance will greatly contribute to our successful transition from Tableau to Power BI.

Thank you for your valuable insights!

Best regards,
Manoj Prabhakar

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @manoj_0911 ,

Admin:
Responsibilities: Admins have full control over the workspace. They can update, delete, and manage the workspace itself. Additionally, they can add or remove users in any role within the workspace.
Relevance to Report Conversion: Admins play a crucial role in overseeing the entire workspace, including app management and permissions
Member:
Responsibilities: Members can publish, create, edit, and delete content within the workspace. They can also create reports based on semantic models in the same workspace.
Relevance to Report Conversion: As a report converter, you’ll likely fall into this category. Members can actively work on reports and dashboards within the workspace
Contributor:
Responsibilities: Contributors can share items in apps, including semantic models. They can also feature dashboards and reports on colleagues’ homepages.
Relevance to Report Conversion: Contributors can collaborate by sharing and updating apps associated with the workspace. They can’t publish new apps but can update existing ones
Viewer:
Responsibilities: Viewers can view and interact with items within the workspace. They can read data stored in workspace dataflows.
Relevance to Report Conversion: Viewers can review reports and dashboards but don’t have editing capabilities. They’re useful for stakeholders who need access to the final reports

Below is the official link will help you:

Roles in workspaces in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Best Regards,

Xianda Tang

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