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Accepting request for report access
One more thing, in Workspace settings there is a contact list
I personnaly never tested its fonctionnality. Please test it and let me know.
They can add member but will they receive the access requests? That is what I'm most interested in
Thanks
A new user can't see Workspaces if he isn't already in them therefore he can't request access to a workspace he can't see.
The access request is sent to the owner of the dataset when a report is shared by an Admin, member or contributor of the WS.
In this case you can add the member to the list of contacts of The dataset
Most likely these people are getting the link to the report from other people in the team, then try to access it and and bumped back, send an an access request.
If I understand correctly the request is always sent to the owner of the dataset? If I am the owner of the dataset, is there a way to delegate that, so another person also gets these requests and can approve them (the person in particular could be granted Admin privileges if necessary, that is not an issue)
Thanks
Correct, if a user clicks on the link shared by another team member the access request will be sent to the Owner of the dataset or by default to the Workspace Admin where the dataset is located. A member with edit permission can Take over the ownership of the dataset and like you said if the person could be granted Admin privileges then why not !
All this scenario could be solved by creating a Power BI service account with an outlook service. A service account can replace the Owner of the dataset and the Admin of the workspace in case of absence.
Also it is recommended to seperate datasets from its reports in different WS and create Apps where end users can consume reports and dashboards. In Apps there is a Support site where you can add a Sharepoint link for users who want to access a report.
One more thing, in Workspace settings there is a contact list
I personnaly never tested its fonctionnality. Please test it and let me know.