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autodafe
Resolver I
9 years ago
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PowerBI Pro (with Gateway) - Users FREE cannot read?

I have created a Power BI Report with automatic refresh from a Data Gateway using my PRO License I was expecting users of the FREE Power BI at least to be able to see the report, but Instead they re...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Hi,

    This has actually nothing to do with the May update.

    Using a Gateway has since long been seen as PRO-feature by Microsoft and as soon as a report/dashboard is using any kind of PRO-feature all viewers of that report also requires a PRO-license.

     

    And when it comes to the change that will take place on June 1st, any kind of sharing (or viewing a shared content) will require a PRO-license...

     

    You can read more regarding the gateway support on:

    https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-refresh-data/ 

     

    Br,

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hemantbhalla
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago

Hi autodafe,

 

Yes, with latest update(May) by Microsoft user can't be able to share and view reports unless it is a PRO user.

 

Regards

Hemant Bhalla

  • autodafe's avatar
    autodafe
    Resolver I
    9 years ago

    Was it in the May update already? or is it going to happen in the June 1st update????

    • hemantbhalla's avatar
      hemantbhalla
      Frequent Visitor
      9 years ago

      It was already in May update.

      • autodafe's avatar
        autodafe
        Resolver I
        9 years ago

        Thanks, do you have any official documentation? I cannot find it googling.
        one or two months ago I suggested the power BI solution to a customer which has around 200 sales agent who only need read-only access to some reports, and they purchased a pack of 10 Pro licenses to start creating content. Now they discover they need an additional 200 Pro licenses.

        Not good...