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Permissions Issues With Creating Dataflows

I am running into several permissions issues with creating DataFlows and I'm not sure what the cause is. To start with some background, I know that DataFlows are enabled in the tenant settings (I verified with our PowerBI Admin that DataFlows are enabled for the entire org and he is able to create them) and that I am listed as a user on the on-premises data gateway. However, if I attempt to create a dataflow from our SQL Server Database I receive the following errors with the different types of Connection Credentials:

1. Windows - Only admins of an on-premise data gateway can create connections. To use this connection, switch to an on-premise data gateway that you are an admin of, or ask your on-premise data gateway admin to add you as a user of this connection. (Session ID: 1f011849-a015-488c-88d8-1809882a68a5)
2. Basic - Only admins of an on-premise data gateway can create connections. To use this connection, switch to an on-premise data gateway that you are an admin of, or ask your on-premise data gateway admin to add you as a user of this connection. (Session ID: 1f011849-a015-488c-88d8-1809882a68a5)
3. Microsoft - Unable to create an OAuth connection. Reason: "Only admins of an on-premise data gateway can create connections. To use this connection, switch to an on-premise data gateway that you are an admin of, or ask your on-premise data gateway admin to add you as a user of this connection. (Session ID: 1f011849-a015-488c-88d8-1809882a68a5)"


Any suggestions or help are greatly appreciated!

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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

You must miss something. Did you login the gateway by the admin account in your server which holds sql server? Based on my test, after i add users to the data source under gateway. I can use the user to create dataflow in power bi .

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Dedmon Dai

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@Anonymous @v-deddai1-msft @aj1973 

For awareness, you don't need to be an admin of the (whole) gateway to create a dataflow.

You just need to be added to the specific connection you want to use, which you are as you mentioned @Anonymous.

But be aware, that Power Query (Online), and thus dataflows, are case sensitive. So you'll have to provide the correct casing (so the same as in the gateway), of the server and database for the connection to show up in the dataflow.



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v-deddai1-msft
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

As mentioned by nickyvv, you need to provide server name  in the same format with credential in gateway.(All ip address or all server name)

 

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aj1973
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Hi @Anonymous 

Your name should in the list like below.

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Ask the administrator to the Gateway to add you

 

 

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Anonymous
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Is there any way for me to create a Data Flow without being an Admin? I thought they added the ability for users of a gateway to make data flows for gateways of which they're not an admin as per this Feature Summary Post:

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-dataflows-september-2019-feature-summary/

Hi @Anonymous , 

 

You can add users to data source under the gateway:

 

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For more details, please refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-data-sources#add-users-to-a-data-source

 

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Anonymous
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I am added as a user on the data source and still receive those errors. 

aj1973
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@Anonymous 

Because you are not the Administrator of the Gateway.

aj1973_0-1612222344643.png

 

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Anonymous
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Shouldn't I be able to create a dataflow as a non-admin though?

This feature summary says "Prior to this update, users would need to be an admin of the gateway before they could create a dataflow against the respective data source."

 

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-dataflows-september-2019-feature-summary/

Hi @Anonymous ,

 

You must miss something. Did you login the gateway by the admin account in your server which holds sql server? Based on my test, after i add users to the data source under gateway. I can use the user to create dataflow in power bi .

Capture.PNG

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

Best Regards,

Dedmon Dai

@Anonymous @v-deddai1-msft @aj1973 

For awareness, you don't need to be an admin of the (whole) gateway to create a dataflow.

You just need to be added to the specific connection you want to use, which you are as you mentioned @Anonymous.

But be aware, that Power Query (Online), and thus dataflows, are case sensitive. So you'll have to provide the correct casing (so the same as in the gateway), of the server and database for the connection to show up in the dataflow.



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Blog: nickyvv.com | @NickyvV


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