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App doesn't show data from Power BI dataset connected to another Power BI dataset

Hi

I hav a model where I have connected one Power BI dataset (A) to another Power BI data set (B), which both are on the same workspace (1). From this I have published an app on a separate workspace (2). 

When I look at the app myself everything looks fine, but when my users look at the app they can not see the data from dataset A. The App is based on dataset B. 

I have tried working with the admissions, but it has not helped. I tested with one of my users, making sure she had access to both the apps on workspace 1 and 2.

I would like to avoid giving them full access to workspace 1, as some of the data in the model is sensitive, although at the moment that looks like the only thing that would work.

 

Any help or advice on this?

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SpartaBI
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@Anonymous 
You need to give all the relevant users permissions to the source data set in tne data set permission settings.
If you have a Premium or PPU you can give them just build.
If you have a PRO you for now need to also give them buile permission on that dataset (soon you could also just give them read).
Check out this blog announcement from last month:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/update-to-required-permissions-when-using-composite-models-on-a-power-bi-dataset/

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SpartaBI
Community Champion
Community Champion

@Anonymous 
You need to give all the relevant users permissions to the source data set in tne data set permission settings.
If you have a Premium or PPU you can give them just build.
If you have a PRO you for now need to also give them buile permission on that dataset (soon you could also just give them read).
Check out this blog announcement from last month:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/update-to-required-permissions-when-using-composite-models-on-a-power-bi-dataset/

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