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BHeidinger35
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4 years ago
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Publishing to Web with Free License

I created a free @onmicrosoft account a while back to use as a self service PowerBI login. I have a report that I'd like to publish to web but am getting the following error:

 

 

I understand that I need to change the setting in the admin portal to allow for the generation of embedded codes. However, this is not an option as I am apparently not listed as the admin of this account. The limited options that I do have in the admin portal are:

 

 

I was able to find instructions for an "internal takeover" as administrator for an unmanaged Azure AD (Admin takeover of an unmanaged directory - Azure AD - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn) . The first step is to sign in to office 365 and select "Admin". The admin selection is not available. Is this because I do not have an office 365 subscription associated with this @onmicrosoft account?

 

Any assistance with getting this report published to web would be greatly appreciated! Greg_Deckler 

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  • v-yinliw-msft's avatar
    v-yinliw-msft
    4 years ago

    Hi BHeidinger35 ,

     

    For your situation, you don't have the admin permission.

    You could register in Azure: Home - Microsoft Azure

    1.Select Azure Active Directory

     

    2.Select users, and search your user account.

     

    3.Click your account, and then select the Assigned roles:

     

    4.In Power BI Service admin portal, select Tenant settings > Export and sharing settings > Publish to Web > Enabled button on.

     

    Hope this helps you.

     

    Best Regards,

    Community Support Team _Yinliw

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  • v-yinliw-msft's avatar
    v-yinliw-msft
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    4 years ago

    Hi BHeidinger35 ,

     

    For your situation, you don't have the admin permission.

    You could register in Azure: Home - Microsoft Azure

    1.Select Azure Active Directory

     

    2.Select users, and search your user account.

     

    3.Click your account, and then select the Assigned roles:

     

    4.In Power BI Service admin portal, select Tenant settings > Export and sharing settings > Publish to Web > Enabled button on.

     

    Hope this helps you.

     

    Best Regards,

    Community Support Team _Yinliw

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

    • BHeidinger35's avatar
      BHeidinger35
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      4 years ago

      Thank you! I actually had two accounts in the Azure AD. The first account must have been created years ago for the same purpose. This older account had admin access and the newer one did not. I was able to grant access to the newer account using the provided steps. 

  • Greg_Deckler's avatar
    Greg_Deckler
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    4 years ago

    BHeidinger35 You in uncharted waters for me. I would assume that you are correct that since this is an unlicensed account that you do not have the fully capabilities of a paid tenant subscription. That's my best guess. I would assume that if you had a paid account in that tenant that it would have all of the admin capabilities, including Power BI Tenant Admin.