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toy
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for GenerateTokenRequest: what is the difference between create and edit accessLevels?

hey all

when embedding pbi - 

we need to use 

GenerateTokenRequest

 

there are 3 accesslevels

view

edit

create

 

view is pretty self explanatory

but edit and create seem very similar to me

can someone tell me what the difference is in terms of functionality?

 

thank you

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v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @toy,

 

The View mode will start with a report while the Create mode will start with a empty canvas. In other words, the Edit mode open a report while the Create mode open a dataset. You can check it out in this demo code.

for_Generate_Token_Request_what_is_the_difference_between_create_and_edit_access_Levels

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Community Support Team _ Dale
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-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @toy,

 

The View mode will start with a report while the Create mode will start with a empty canvas. In other words, the Edit mode open a report while the Create mode open a dataset. You can check it out in this demo code.

for_Generate_Token_Request_what_is_the_difference_between_create_and_edit_access_Levels

 

Best Regards,

Dale

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

great thorough answer howevever for some reason im getting an err msg when i click the solution button

Thanks for your feedback, @toy.

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Community Support Team _ Dale
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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