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LMMM
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.pbix file that can only be viewed and not edited.

It is necessary to have a file ".pbix" but that can not be displayed, nor edit or access the data of the tables. This is so as not to have to publish my files in the cloud.

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MFelix
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Hi @LMMM,

 

This is not possible, if you are using the PBIX file then yoiu have access to the background query editor since the objective of PBI is to have information a available on the web, the PBIX files ar eto edit the reporting and not visualizing them.

 

There are a lot oif features that you can turn on/off on the Editor that you only will see online (example headers options).

 

Believe that your concern is about the information being place online correct?

 

Regards,

MFelix


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v-frfei-msft
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Hi @LMMM,

 

You can change the app workspace that you publish the report to "Members can only view Power BI content". Then the users (Members) cannot download the pbix file anymore.

 

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Regards,

Frank

 

 

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Hola @v-frfei-msft

 

Lo que quiero es compartir un informe, sin tener que subirlo a la web. 

Y que no se pueda acceder a otros datos que no esten en los gráficos, una de las maneras es exportarlo a PDF claro está. Pero no tendría las interacciones que POWER BI ofrece. Ese es mi problema. 

 

Hasta ahora solo puedo tener el informe .pbix, pero los que lo tengan pueden acceder a otros datos de las tablas, y editar los graficos como cuando se crea un informe. 

 

 

Hi @LMMM,

 

As @MFelix said it is not possible. As for a pbix, it is made up of different files. You can check the underlying content by the steps as the blog. So if you share the pbix file to others, that means they almost get everything, such as  data model , souce , tables names, columns name....

 

Regards,

Frank

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MFelix
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Super User

Hi @LMMM,

 

This is not possible, if you are using the PBIX file then yoiu have access to the background query editor since the objective of PBI is to have information a available on the web, the PBIX files ar eto edit the reporting and not visualizing them.

 

There are a lot oif features that you can turn on/off on the Editor that you only will see online (example headers options).

 

Believe that your concern is about the information being place online correct?

 

Regards,

MFelix


Regards

Miguel Félix


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution!

Proud to be a Super User!

Check out my blog: Power BI em Português



LMMM
Frequent Visitor

Yes, my concern is the information published on the web. Is there any way to share my reports without having to upload them to the cloud, and that they can only be viewed?

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