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Access to External users without AAD
Hi all,
Is ther any way that we can give access to external users securely without using AAD?
7 Replies
- zenisekdSuper User
You have to access the Admin center and have required admin rights.
- ArulSuper User
Yes
- zenisekdSuper User
Arul If it is enabled to add external users, then you just need to open the report/app permissions and add a new external user email. They will receive an invitation, which they have to confirm.
You can check in the admin center, that a new guest email was generated (something like instead of [email protected] rick_abc.com#EXT#@YourOrganisationDomain.onmicrosoft.com).
The reader, which must have PRO and a higher licence will then be able to access it via:
Perhaps this video tells more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1LIDSWZY8&ab_channel=BIConsultingServicesKudos and mark as solution appreciated.
- aj1973Community Champion
Hi Arul
The answer is simply NO. External users need to be added to AAD or like recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID to be able to consume a report. Please check how to use Entra B2B
Distribute content to external guest users with Microsoft Entra B2B - Power BI | Microsoft Learn