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9 years ago

Power BI app and RLS Security

Hi all,   I'm experimenting with the new Power BI apps to distribute content. I created a security role in PBI Desktop, which users the Azure USERNAME() to apply security for sales people. When I a...
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GilbertQ
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9 years ago
Hi there, what if you had to make them a Member of the App Workspace?

I have created an App Workspace where the people can still only see their applied data from RLS.

Another option is to let the individual connect directly to the data model in the Power BI Service as you could do with the recent update in Power BI Desktop?
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9 years ago

Thanks for the reply.

 

Yes, they are members in the App workspace, with Edit privileges. However, when RLS is applied, they cannot edit the report at all, and therefore they cannot even pin tiles to the dashboard. I know this feature is still in preview, so maybe it's a bug?

 

Using the content pack approach, it applies RLS and at least it allows them to "make copies" of the dashboard and reports and then edit their local copies as they see fit. 

 

In this scenario, we prefer not to have the sales people download and use PBI Desktop. 

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    GilbertQ
    Super User
    9 years ago
    Hi there

    In the App Workspace settings are the members able to view or edit?

    I inclined to think that the setting is set to Read Only for Members.
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      Anonymous
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      9 years ago

      Are you referring to this:

      I don't see any other setting related to edit/view.

       

       

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        GilbertQ
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        9 years ago

        Hi there

         

        Yes I would imagine that the members would be able to edit the content, but as per your previous message it does not to do that.