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BenM
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5 years ago
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Power BI Report Server Jan 2021 Commenting permissions issue on Power BI reports

Has anyone else had issues with Commenting on the Power BI Report Server in the Jan 2021 release?  This is occurring for a normal user with Browser-only role (and so only the "Comment on reports" com...
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    Icey
    5 years ago

    Hi BenM ,

     

    Power BI Report Server May 2021, version: 1.11.7815.26414 (Build 15.0.1106.169), has been released on May 27, 2021.

     

    Please check if it works.

     

     

    Best Regards,

    Icey

     

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Icey
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5 years ago

Hi BenM ,

 

Based on my test, it is needed to add another task - "Consume reports". You can connect to PBIRS server in SSMS like this:

 

 

I create a new role - "Comment Role Test" just with two tasks: "Consume reports" and "Comment on reports". And the user with this role can view and post comments with no problem. Therefore, you can edit the properties of "Browser" role and select the "Consume reports" task and apply. Then, it will works well.

 

 

 

Best Regards,

Icey

 

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BenM
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5 years ago

Thanks Icey, I can confirm adding the "Consume Reports" permission to the "Browser" role does indeed get the comments working again with Power BI reports.  But it's not a great workaround because it should not be required for the Browser role.  Enabling that allows browser users to download pbix/rdl files or connect to them using the developer tools, which generally you do not want for a simple viewer role.