Allow users to duplicate reports into their workspace for customization

[adoutte]

Hi,

I'm trying to achieve the following :

- give users access to a group of reports

- prevent them from modifiying the originals

- allow them to save a modified copy in their workspace

If I create an app, they can only view the reports, and they don't have the ability to modify them and save their customized dashboards in their workspace

If I invite the users to a workspace, I either give them the right to modify the originals, or prohibit any customization

Basically, I'd like a workspace where the reports are 'read only', but with the possibility for users to modify them and 'save as' elsewhere.

Is this possible ?

[mmace1]

@adoutte - What was your final conclusion on this / what did you end up doing?  I had the same question as you, and found this thread. 

[v-yuta-msft]

Hi adoutte, 

Unfortunately App workspace doesn't support this feature currently, you can use organizational content pack instead.

Regards,

Jimmy Tao

[adoutte]

I successfully sent a content pack to a user.

However, content packs don't appear in Appsource or the 'shared with me' tab.

The user has to specifically click on the 'content pack' menu :

Furthermore, every documentation on content packs has the above message.

Are content packs being deprecated ? How long will they remain available ?

[v-yuta-msft]

Hi adoutte,

Yes, you can't found content pack report in appdatasource and share with me. But you can make a copy of reports in your content pack and edit. In addtion, still haven't received such plan about when the content pack will be deprecated? You can take a look at power bi announcement to achieve the latest info. If you have no other concern, could you please kindly mark one answer to finish this thread?

Regards,

Jimmy Tao

[adoutte · Accepted solution]

Upon further reading, it seems that what I'm trying to achieve was possible through 'content packs' :

https://pbiwebprod-docs.azurewebsites.net/en-us/documentation/powerbi-service-organizational-content...

Users had read-only access to the content pack, but could make a copy of it and edit the reports inside.

Content packs seem to be deprecated. 

Is it possible to achieve the same behaviour with apps or workspaces ?