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Connecting to a SharePoint SubFolder without Root Directory Permission
So I have used SharePoint Folder connectivity a fair bit, and have successfully connected to the typical format of: https://company.sharepoint.com/sites/myworkspacename From there I navigate to sub...
Hi Sorry for the slow reply v-piga-msft and thank you for responding. It seems I didn't explain my problem well enough. The link you provided appears to just go through the standard sharepoint connection using the parent location, which is not a problem.
Our SharePoint has folders such as:
https://xxx.sharepoint.com/sites/wholecompany/TeamA
https://xxx.sharepoint.com/sites/wholecompany/TeamB
https://xxx.sharepoint.com/sites/wholecompany/Financial
In SharePoint - my colleague has access to the TeamA subdirectory, but not to the wholecompany parent location. Since Power BI asks for the parent location - does this mean that PowerBI cannot access these files? even though she does have access to the subdirectory?
I hope i have explained it a little better this time. Thank you!
It's been a while with no response - still looking for anyone who knows if this is possible or not :)