Report content creator access questions

[NewUser777]

Environment : Power BI Premium 

Can  report content creators connect to a shared dataset which is in a separate workspace without having access to the dataset workspace? 

If shared dataset is marked discoverable, I believe report content creators dont need access to workspace?

[cassidy]

Yes, infact it's ideally setup that way to me.  I keep my Datasets in a Workspace with admin only access and the Reports live in open access Workspaces.

Just make sure they have build permissions.

[NewUser777]

But giving another report content creator build access is like giving contributor access to the workspace where the dataset resides in ? 

[cassidy · Accepted solution]

No, it's the order in which you do it.

Giving a user Workspace Contributor also gives them Dataset permissions.

Giving a user Dataset Build permissions does not apply any role at all to the Workspace.  Add your user only to the Dataset permissions, and not to the Workspace.

[NewUser777]

Thank @cassidy 

This really helps

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-datasets-build-permissions?branch=ma...