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Change report link sharing workflow to reduce accidental sharing

Issue: The current workflow to share reports and dashboards by sending a link defaults to the most liberal sharing option possible and makes it very easy for users to mistakenly share very broadly.  The "least clicks" option should be the most limited audience.  

 

* The current dialog defaults to  "share to the entire organization" with reshare turned on.   Many users will enter the users they want to share with on this screen and then click send, thinking they are sharing with just the users they entered.  They may not realize they are creating a link that can be used by anybody, or that anyone could then reshare the link.   I realize there is a button with some text to that effect, but it's very subtle and easily missed. 

 

*I would suggest the workflow should default to "Specific People" with reshare turned off. 

-- This forces the user to go through extra steps to share the report with a wider audience than the people than they are entering on the dialog instead of it happening accidentally. 

-- This forces them to actively choose to allow users to reshare.  

 

I realize this "share to the organization" option can be turned off in the tenant settings, but it would be nice to leave it available for the occasions that it's the desired option.  It's a significant security and audit headache as the default option.

 

 

Status: Investigating

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Thank you very much!

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Robert Qin

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Community Support
Status changed to: Investigating

Hi, 

If you have an idea to help to improve the PowerBI, you can go to the Power BI Idea to submit a new idea so that people with the same idea can vote for you. I will also vote for you.

vrobertqmsft_0-1644995022173.png

 

Thank you very much!

 

Best Regards,

Community Support Team _Robert Qin