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TK12345
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3 years ago

App Access overwriting Report Access (How to fix)

Hi community,

I have a question about Power BI apps. I have 1 workspace with for example 5 reports. I am the only person in the workspace. I give report access (only view) to 3 of the 5 reports in the workspace, I share these 3 links with my colleague and she can see only these 3 reports. 

So the next thing I want to do is make an app. I make the app, and give access for this app to my colleague. But now my colleague can see all the 5 reports (from the workspace) in that app. So my report settings are overrulled by accessing the app. 

I know I can fix it by using audiences, but I don't want to use audiences because I have over 30 AD-Groups that are only allowed to see different reports. And there is a limit of 10 audiences.

How can I change the app settings so that the app is not overwriting my report settings. So that by opening the app my colleague can only see 3 reports?

Could someone help me out?

5 Replies

  • Are your workspaces Premium?  In that case you should give regular users only acess through the app.  Workspace access must be limited to developers and UAT testers.

  • Thanks for your reply. Workspace is not premium, and the users only have acess through the app. But we gave them read permission on report level in the workspace.  I give report access (only view) to 3 of the 5 reports in the workspace. I am the only one in the Workspace.

    • lbendlin's avatar
      lbendlin
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      How can you have an app without Premium? Is this a PPU scenario?

      • TK12345's avatar
        TK12345
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        Just an app based on a Pro workspace.