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Power BI Pro - Power BI gateway needed?
Hi murmeltier07,
If you import the data and publish the report to service and that you don't want to configure refresh your dataset, then here the gateway is not required. Then you can use the report to create dashboards. By this way, you can refresh your data in Power Bi desktop and republish again and again.
What's more, All users in the service are either Free or Pro. The main difference between a Free or Pro user is centered around sharing and collaboration. Only Pro users can publish content to app workspaces, consume apps without Premium capacity, share dashboards and subscribe to dashboards and reports. Please notice, the Pro license is also required for the recipients. For more information about pro license, Please refer to the online document.
Regards,
Frank
Hello v-frfei-msft
thank you for your answer. I want to create a dashboard with local datas from a sql Server with Power BI Pro ( in Power BI Desktop?) and share this with a person in the company. Do I need a gateway in this case?
In the moment I do not understand the difference between the Power BI Pro Versio and Desktop Version. Is the Pro Version direkt a cloud solution?
Thank you,
Andreas
Community SupportHi murmeltier07,
If you import the data and publish the report to service and that you don't want to configure refresh your dataset, then here the gateway is not required. Then you can use the report to create dashboards. By this way, you can refresh your data in Power Bi desktop and republish again and again.
What's more, All users in the service are either Free or Pro. The main difference between a Free or Pro user is centered around sharing and collaboration. Only Pro users can publish content to app workspaces, consume apps without Premium capacity, share dashboards and subscribe to dashboards and reports. Please notice, the Pro license is also required for the recipients. For more information about pro license, Please refer to the online document.
Regards,
Frank