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10 years ago
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SQL direct query credentials

scienario   "A" has access to SQL DB "A" creates a report/dashbaord using direct query. uses SQL admin credntials in the gateway "B" does not have access to the SQL DB "A" shares the report/dasb...
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    10 years ago

    Anonymous "B" will see whatever "A" can in this scenerio. There are no additional perms needed on the database for Direct Query. 

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    10 years ago

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    Is this also true for Azure SQl, where no gateway is required?

     As long as you haven't applied RLS, the same should apply. The author passes on their creds with the report.

    In effect for all datasources expect SSAS- if any dashboard is shared  with another user (B), B can see the content even if B dosnt not have acess to the database? Direct Query, is not "Live Connection" - SSAS uses Live connection, and it requires that all end users have read access on the tabular model. If they don't, they won't be able to see the visualizations - they will just show as gray boxes.

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jwatson05
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9 years ago

Thank you. I will double check but she walked me through the process of using the Import method in PBI Desktop to access a SQL Server database and she did not set up any row level security. Could there be some sort of default setting that could be happening which automatically turns on RLS?

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9 years ago

jwatson05 Not to my knowledge.