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Anonymous
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Parameters Greyed Out in Services for Certain End User

Hello - 

 

I published a report with Start Date / End Date parameters. I am able to use and update the parameters just fine in Power BI Services. I would like to allow other end users to be able to do the same; however, one user (with Workspace Contributor permissions) is unable to edit the parameter as that setting is greyed out for her. See screenshot below:

 

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1. The parameters are Date data types, so the issue isn't caused by using any or binary parameter types.

2. I am using import rather than direct query.

3. The end user also has access to the dataset.

 

Why can't the end user change the parameter? Is this a permissions issue? Any thoughts?

 

Thank you,

 

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cassidy
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That button called "Take Over" is the reason, there is only 1 "owner" of a Dataset/Dataflow at a time.  If the user were to click "Take Over", the Data Sources would switch to using their permissions and the greyed out fields should be usuable.

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Anonymous
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Of course! I knew that. Thank you so much.

cassidy
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Power Participant

That button called "Take Over" is the reason, there is only 1 "owner" of a Dataset/Dataflow at a time.  If the user were to click "Take Over", the Data Sources would switch to using their permissions and the greyed out fields should be usuable.

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