RLS analyze in excel

[nbailey]

When trying to test RLS with my manager, we found he is unable to connect to a data source that has RLS, trying both the Analyze in Excel from the PowerBI service as well as the new BI Publisher for Excel.  In both instances with the RLS enabled datasource, an error is received in Excel that says "The following system error occurred:" (no error is actually listed) and then prompts him to log into the service again, which is unsuccessful.

He successfully used both features on a non RLS enabled datasource, so the issue appears to be specific to RLS.

[v-caliao-msft]

Hi @nbailey,

Currently, there are some limitation with Row level security.

• Analyze in Excel is not currently supported with datasets that use RLS.
• External sharing is not currently supported with datasets that use RLS.

Please refer to limitation section on the link below.
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-admin-rls/

Regards,

Charlie Liao

[nbailey]

HI @v-caliao-msft,

You refer to the same article a moderator on the community links to, which is an article discussing the RLS preview that was available in July.  As of the August release, it is now generally available and the release notes contradict what you have stated here.  https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-service-whats-new/

Note the "Analyze in Excel" section which says "Support for RLS: Once you set up RLS, the rules you apply to the data now flow through when a user analyzes the data in Excel."

Regards,

Nate