Model Build Permissions AND Viewer Workspace Permissions to Create Report?

Hi arock-well 
Yes, in most practical scenarios, especially when using Power BI Desktop, a user will likely need both Build permissions on the semantic model and Viewer permissions on the workspace to effectively create reports.

- Build permission only (No Viewer access) → The user might not see the model in Power BI Desktop.
- Viewer access only (No Build permission) → The user can view reports but cannot create new ones from the model.
- Want access to the model without exposing the workspace? → Consider using Shared Dataset Access from another workspace.

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