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Premium user can't access Workspace
Hi All, Could you please help me understand a few things around Premium. We recently purchased Premium on top of our existing 100 Pro Licenses and have assigned 2 Workspaces so far to a Premium ...
- Hi there
Thanks for the questions
1. The reason the user cannot access workspace 2 is because they are accessing content which is not included in the Free license. a Free license can only VIEW content in a Power BI Premium App Workspace or App.
2. The reason for the App is a way for users to view data that is in a better format. It also means users via the App could see a different view to what is in the App Workspace.
3. This is because any license type user can create content in My Workspace. If a report/dashboard gets shared that is when either Pro or premium licensing comes into effect. I would suggest not letting users create content in My Workspace because if the user leaves and you do not have the PBIX it is a lot of effort to get the reports out.
Hi GilbertQ!
Thank youf or your response.
1. That is strange, but makes sense, I just switched the role to Viewer on the security group in Workspace 2 and the user account now can enter it and see the contents. Learnt a lesson there, thank you 🙂
3. Okay that makes sense, I think it confused me that the words "can't create a report" are used and on the chart it's marked as not available when in fact it is really. In our case the whole point is to enable self serve for a wider group without having to spend on Pro licenses for each individual but you raise a good point and it's something we will take into account going forward.
Many thanks again for your insight!
GilbertQ
Super User
Super UserHappy to help out and sometimes the terminology can be confusing!