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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,

    Magnus

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autodafe
Resolver I
9 years ago

thanks Anonymous this is what I needed to know. I believed that only "reading" a report created using a Gateway would not require a Pro license...

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v-ljerr-msft
Microsoft Employee
9 years ago

Hi autodafe,

 

As the question is answered, could you accept the corresponding reply as solution to close this thread? :smileyhappy:

 

Regards