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Data set refresh for external user with viewer access
A question from a relative newbie. The refresh command on the PBI report implies it will refresh data, but I guess that does not mean the data set. The only way I have found to make this work...
Hey Avits ,
To refresh the Semantic Model, you are right in your original thought, they have to have the rights to refresh the model itself in the workspace. And, you are right that they would need "contributor" access to do that.
However, you could create a PowerAutomate that use the API to call a refresh. Specifically, it would be this one (Refresh Dataset): Datasets - Refresh Dataset - REST API (Power BI Power BI REST APIs) | Microsoft Learn
Hi Avits ,
Create a power automate flow to trigger the refresh with your credentials and share that flow with that user.Then you can ask him to run it whenever he wants to refresh the semantic model.
I hope it will be helpful.
Thanks,
Sai Teja