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MiguelMartinez
Microsoft Employee
9 years ago

May 3 announcement FAQ

Today we announced changes to Power BI Pro and the free service effective June 1, as well as the availability of an extended Power BI Pro trial offer. Please refer to our free Power BI service change...
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joshmwolff's avatar
joshmwolff
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago

Thanks for this FAQ. What about reports I've uploaded to PowerBI service and then published to web? Will the embed codes cease to work after June 1? 

  • MiguelMartinez's avatar
    MiguelMartinez
    Microsoft Employee
    9 years ago

    Hey joshmwolff,

     

    Users of the free Power BI service will continue to have the ability to use Publish to Web. That means that any reports and embedded codes will still work.

    • TezzaX's avatar
      TezzaX
      Regular Visitor
      9 years ago

      HI..  I currently provide dashboards to a number of free users within our business..  If I become a power user, will I be able to continue to share these dashboards with free users through the publish to Power BI service?  

       

      OR will anyone who wishes to see my dashboards within my business also need to have a Power BI subscription??  

       

      Or will I need to have a premium subscription which seems to be extremely expensive to service a small group of dashboard users within a single organisation!!!!!!

       

      This change to the free service wreaks of money grabbing!!!

       

       

       

      • MiguelMartinez's avatar
        MiguelMartinez
        Microsoft Employee
        9 years ago

        Hi TezzaX,

         

        Beginning June 1 distribution and sharing will be capabilities limited to Power BI Pro users. Equally, consuming content shared by others will also require a Power BI Pro license. You - and other users of the free service within your organization - may be eligible for the extended 12 month free trial of Power BI Pro. Power BI Premium would be another option for you once it becomes generally available later this quarter. You can visit our calculator to explore what might be best for you.

    • shanemr18's avatar
      shanemr18
      New Member
      9 years ago
      Awesome news! Panic attack over!! 🤓
      • MiguelMartinez's avatar
        MiguelMartinez
        Microsoft Employee
        9 years ago

        Hi shanemr18 and Bjorn,

         

        Sharepoint embedding to SharePoint doesn't change that much from its original licensing needs. You will basically have 2 scenarios now (one included with Power BI Premium):

         

        1. As we communicated in the preview announcement: "The Power BI report web part requires all the viewers to have a Power BI Pro license. If your users don’t have a Pro license, they’ll be directed to PowerBI.com where they can enroll or start a Pro trial".

         

        2. If the if the user that is trying to consume the embedded report does not have a Power BI Pro license but is part of a Power BI Premium instance, same viewer rights apply meaning that the user can view the report but collaboration features such as Analyze from Excel are not available, in line with regular Power BI Premium related features.

         

        Both cases assume users embedding and consuming have SPO licenses.