Fabric Connections

[P_work]

Which user roles or permissions, if any, when granted, can view a connection of an owner that has not shared a given connection in manage connections and gateways?

[v-saisrao-msft]

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[v-saisrao-msft]

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[v-saisrao-msft]

Hi @P_work,

Have you had a chance to review the solution we shared earlier? If the issue persists, feel free to reply so we can help further.

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[v-saisrao-msft]

Hi @P_work,

Have you had a chance to review the solution shared by the @Shahid12523 @vivien57 @AntoineW? For your reference, here’s the official documentation:

Data source management - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

Power BI implementation planning: Data gateways - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Thank you.

[Shahid12523]

Connections in Fabric are private by default – only the owner can see them.
Other users cannot view or use a connection unless it is explicitly shared in Manage connections and gateways.
No role (Admin, Member, Contributor, Viewer) overrides this privacy — permissions on a workspace or dataset don’t expose unshared connections.

So: No role/permission lets you view another user’s unshared connection.

[vivien57]

Hello @P_work ,

The ‘user’ role is sufficient to view a data gateway connection, but it will not allow you to do anything other than use it (in a dataset, data flow, etc.).

You can give a kudo if you like the answer and accept it as the answer if it's good.

Have a nice day,

Vivien

[AntoineW · Accepted solution]

Hello @P_work,

As of now, it is not possible to view a connection that hasn’t been shared with you, even if you are an admin. The owner must manually share the connection via the "Manage users" option.

Only users who have been explicitly granted access to a connection can view or use it in "Manage connections and gateways". This includes:

• Owner: Full access and management rights.

• User: Can use the connection but not share it.

• User with resharing: Can use and re-share the connection.

Even Fabric Admins or Tenant Admins cannot see a connection unless it has been explicitly shared with them. There is no implicit visibility granted by administrative roles. The connection must be shared manually via the "Manage users" option by the owner.

Source :

- https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftFabric/comments/1mhpb54/is_it_expected_that_fabric_admins_cant_see...

- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/data-factory/data-source-management

Hope it can help you ! 

Best regards,

Antoine