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Anonymous
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5 years ago

Permission Issue

Hi,   I've come across a bit of a weird issue.  I have a user who is a workspace admin: But when I add a new report despite being listed as an Admin they have to request access to the report...
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v-angzheng-msft
Community Support
5 years ago

Hi, Anonymous 

 

If the user does not have access to the dataset underlying the report you created, then the user cannot access your new report, even though he is the administrator of the workspace but that does not mean he can see all the contents of the workspace.

For example, if you have a dataset that he does not have access to, and you use your dataset to create a new report in your shared workspace, that report will not be accessible to that user, even though he is the workspace administrator.

Hope this helps.

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Zeon Zheng
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    5 years ago

    The dataset lives in the same workspace as the report so the workspace Admins do get access to the dataset don't they?

     

     

     

    The user does not get the message you posted but gets the message that lets them request access to the report, even though they are listed in the permissions for the report and dataset.

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      v-angzheng-msft
      Community Support
      5 years ago

      Hi, Anonymous 

       

      I cannot reproduce this issue. What message does the user get? How do you add data sets to this workspace?, how are new reports created?, Are the new reports based on multiple datasets, for example, based on a certain dataset that the user cannot access?
      Not sure if this is an accident, please try to republish the dataset to this workspace and create a new report to check if the problem still exists.

       

      By the way, it is recommended to erase the email information in the screenshot above

       

       

      Best Regards,
      Community Support Team _ Zeon Zheng
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        Anonymous
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        5 years ago

        Hi,

         

        Thanks for that have removed the image....tried to hide the email but used the worng box and highlighted it instead!! 🙂

         

        I've asked the user to send me a screenshot of what they see next time it happens.

         

        The set up is like this:

         

        I published a new report with it's dataset to a workspace that the user is an admin of. User tries to view the report she is faced with a message telling her to request access. She does this. When I look at the report and workspace permissions I can see her listed in the Direct Access list as an admin, but also appears in the Pending list.  If I click approve nothing changes in the Direct Access list but the user can now access the report.

         

        I will keep a closer eye on the issue the next time I publish a report and see if it happens again,

         

        Thanks

         

        Mark