Free account and PPU workspaces

[scolvin]

Hello,

I know it's possible that a free account can read a workspace with a premium capacity

But is it possible that a free account can read a workspace with a premium per user capacity ?

Thanks

[v-prasare]

@scolvin  As we haven’t heard back from you, we wanted to kindly follow up to check if the solution provided for your issue worked? or let us know if you need any further assistance here?

@nilendraFabric, Thanks for your promt response.

Thanks,

Prashanth Are

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[scolvin]

Hello @v-prasare ,

Sorry for my late feedback, it's ok for me.

Regards

[nilendraFabric · Accepted solution]

Hello @scolvin 

A free Power BI account cannot access content in a workspace with Premium Per User (PPU) capacity. Content hosted in a PPU workspace can only be consumed by users who also have a PPU license

In contrast, free accounts can access content stored in workspaces backed by Premium Capacity (Fabric F64 or higher), as long as they are assigned appropriate permissions (e.g., Viewer role)

 This distinction arises because Premium Capacity is organization-wide and allows content sharing with users of any license type, whereas PPU is user-specific and requires all users interacting with the workspace to have a PPU license

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[scolvin]

Hello nilendraFabric ,

Thank you for your answer, but are you sure that hasn't changed recently ?

"Content hosted in a PPU workspace can only be consumed by users who also have a PPU license"

I can open a PPU capacity workspace with a Pro account actually.