Published report using external semantic model on premium workspace unable to be read by end user

[oldmanpadawan]

The published report using an external semantic model in the premium workspace cannot be read by the end user.

The end user has full access to the report and the semantic model on the tenant side, but not on the provider side.

Does it mean we need to explicitly add user access to the semantic model on the provider side?

There is a statement in the documentation, but I am not clear about it.

Access shared semantic models in Power BI as a guest user from an external organization (preview) - ...

[oldmanpadawan]

Hey Jonvoge

Thanks a lot! You cleared up my doubt. To go with that route, I'd have to add my entire organization into the external semantic model on the provider side, which isn't really doable, pbi doesnt seems to come with option to do so. 

But the lakehouse route seems like it might work for my situation. Thanks for the great suggestion!!

[Jonvoge · Accepted solution]

Hi oldmanpadawan

Correct. End users of a report using an external semantic model need at least read permissions on the external semantic model themselves.

Not sure it is feasible for you... But if you are using Fabric, you may share Lakehouses from the provider tenant externally as well. This could allow you to build the Semantic Model in your own tenant in Import Mode instead, and you could in that case share it with your end users without permission to the original data.. But this is likely swaying a little far from your optimal scenario.

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