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sskinner
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6 years ago
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Power BI RLS or Permissions not working correctly - Failed to import Data

Hi,

I have set up RLS as per the following link (Filtering Data through DAX):

https://radacad.com/dynamic-row-level-security-with-profiles-and-users-in-power-bi

 

Below is some screen shots of how this is set up in Power BI Desktop:

 

This has been tested in Power BI Desktop and all works fine as intended (Rows of data are filtered depending on the user):

Before using ‘View as role’:

 

During ‘View as role’ – This was showing the correct results:

 

Below is how its set up up in Power BI Service:

 

- User name/email has been added to Row-Level Security (Dataset – Security):

 

- User has access to the dataset – Permission = Viewer (Dataset – Manage Permissions): 

 

- User has read access to the report:

 

 

BUT....We are getting the following error:


 

Can someone please HELP as im new to Power BI - This is working in Power BI Desktop....But not working correctly in Power BI Service!

 

  • sskinner's avatar
    sskinner
    6 years ago

    Turns out my example is working as expected.
    I got a new tester and everything is working..!
    Use my example as a working example - tried and tested

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    • sskinner's avatar
      sskinner
      Frequent Visitor

      Turns out my example is working as expected.
      I got a new tester and everything is working..!
      Use my example as a working example - tried and tested