Adding Content Links to an App to another Power BI report does not work in the content area

[aseagull]

Hi. I was excited to see that we now have the ability to add arbitrary links to an app. I would like to use it to provide access to reports in Workspace A to the users in Workspace B, through B's app. (B users have full access to A's reports.)

Here's the weirdness: It works fine if I set the link to open in the current tab or a new tab. But if I want it to open in the content area, I get this error:

In contrast, with an arbitrary web page I can have it show up in the content area or the current tab or a new tab.

Is this on the todo list to fix?

[Anonymous]

Hi @aseagull ,

Please check  the  thread Getting error - app.powerbi.com refused to connect after embedding the report in web portal 

This looks like a very similar problem and hopes to help you.

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Caitlyn

[aseagull]

Hello @Anonymous and thank you for the pointer! If I've understood it correctly, the problem was resolved by properly encoding special characters in a URL parameter. Unfortunately, my URL does not have any such special parameters!

Here is an example:

https://app.powerbi.com/groups/a28bf34c-319c-4dbd-bac8-2fc4127a499b/reports/157b69ff-d12d-434e-93df-85d23daf3cb1 

(I also tried adding "/ReportSection" to the end, to see if that made a difference. Nope.)

Is there a more appropriate way of dropping the link in there? I've used these links in other places (like a Sharepoint page) and it works fine. Just not embedded in the content pane for the app. ??

Thanks!
Amon

[aseagull]

Mystery solved! Spandan at Microsoft clued me in that for the "Content Area", I need an *embed* link, not the regular URL. Ouch. As the Beatles sang, I should have known better...