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RLS - Analyze in Excel connection
- 7 years ago
hi , jdusek92
1. It is PERMANENTLY, You can use it next time you open it, also it will verify your account.
3. reliable, although I can't find the relevant documents for you, Unreliable Microsoft won't use it.
4. Impossible, Security has always been a major concern for Microsoft.
Best Regards,
Lin
HI, jdusek92
Excel is Connected Live to the Power BI Model in the Service.
and current RLS filter effect only works for read permission users, if you are dataset owner or you have edit permission, then RLS not works.
http://radacad.com/power-bi-and-excel-more-than-just-an-integration
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/RLS-Analyze-in-Excel/td-p/222826
Best Regards,
Lin
Hello v-lili6-msft thank you for your reply.
what you say is completely clear to me and is not a part of my question - RLS works as expected - owner sees all and other users assigned to RLS role sees filtered data.
My question is about thr linked data table obtained via drilling through OLAP pivot table (created by Analyze in Excel)
Warm regards
Jakub
- jdusek927 years agoAdvocate III
This is how I get the linked table I have questions about:
- v-lili6-msft7 years agoCommunity Support
hi, jdusek92
thr linked data table obtained via drilling through OLAP pivot table (created by Analyze in Excel) is couldn't achieve like "Select * From ... ". for you need to sign in Office 365 account and it also will be verified by RLS.
Best Regards,
Lin
- jdusek927 years agoAdvocate III
Hello v-lili6-msft,
thank you for this information.
What about the other questions?
- Will the connection obtained via "Analyze in Excel" be working PERMANENTLY or is it only TEMPORARY?
Can I modify the "SQL" command text even more to return the whole table/data set? Something like "Select * From ... " - (of course while respecting the RLS)- Is this approach reliable? Can you think of any downsides?
- Could someone exploit the connection to ignore the RLS?
I want to use this linked data table to create personalised reports in Excel - users will refresh the connection themselves and are supposed to get only "their" rows. (Power BI solution is also planned for later). Therefore I need the connection of this linked data table to be permanent and to ensure RLS filtering.
Warm regards,
Jakub