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P0werBIn00b
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3 years ago
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Share Reports in Power BI Report Server

Hello Community, Thank you in advance for giving your time.   I have reports in the Power BI Report Server which I can access using my Windows account. And, from my understanding it uses Windows A...
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    d_gosbell
    3 years ago

    Power BI Report Server is usually installed on a server, not on your local desktop. And it's usually joined to a windows domain and you can then just add users or groups from that domain. It's not normal to create accounts on the machine hosting Report Server.

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    d_gosbell
    3 years ago

    So then why are you using the on-prem Report Server? The cloud version is cheaper and has more functionality and will integrate natively with your O365 logins

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d_gosbell
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3 years ago

So then why are you using the on-prem Report Server? The cloud version is cheaper and has more functionality and will integrate natively with your O365 logins

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P0werBIn00b
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3 years ago

Hello d_gosbell 

 

Power BI Report Server is not for me, it is for clients.

 

If the clients are using shared drives, then they are using some kind of domain and I will have to use that domain to add users to the power BI Report Server. Is that what you are saying?