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Hi
A client has shared with me a report ( I am outside their organisation) and has ticked the box to allow users to create reports from the underlying dataset.
Yet when i do analse in excel i get an odc file however it doesnt work . I get HTTP Forbidden with an acitivty ID.
Please advise
Thanks
You could check the Issues forum here:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues
And if it is not there, then you could post it.
If you have Pro account you could try to open a support ticket. If you have a Pro account it is free. Go to https://support.powerbi.com. Scroll down and click "CREATE SUPPORT TICKET".
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