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Authorization question on linked Dataflows
Following situation:
- I have two workspaces - both are on the same premium capacity.
- Workspace A has several Dataflows, which are reading/transforming data from different data sources.
- I have created a linked Dataflow (B.1) in workspace B pointing to the "original" Datafow in workspace A.
- Workspace B has also other Dataflows (B.2) reading/transforming data from other data sources (not to any other Dataflow)
- Users have no access to workspace A and Member access in workspace B. I do have Admin access to both workspaces.
Observation:
- Myself: I can successfullly connect to all Dataflows from Power BI Desktop in Workspace A & B
- Users: can only see the title of the linked Dataflow B.1 but not any entities below and hence cannot connect to those ones.
- Users: can see/connect to the Dataflow B.2 from PBI Desktop
Question:
- Is this the expected behaviour, that users do not have access to linked Dataflows?
As an alternative I would need to replicate the Dataflows from workspace A to workspace B, but this has the downside of additional workload on the system, as both Dataflows need to be refreshed separately. Providing the users with member access to workspace A would solve the problem but is not an option.
Any suggestions? Thanks for your help!
2 Replies
- lbendlinSuper User
That is expected behavior, (un)fortunately. If these are v2 workspaces (and they should be) then you can give the users Read (not Member) access to workspace A.
- AnonymousNot applicable
HI FrankPreusker,
It sounds like the users can access workspace B reports but not has permission to access the report data source. How did these datasets configure? Have you shared your credentials with the viewers?
Regards,
Xiaoxin Sheng