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Semantic Model Using Shareable Cloud Connection (Service Principal) – Why Does the Connection Break
Hello Community, I'm trying to understand whether the behavior I'm seeing is expected when using a shareable cloud connection with fixed identity (Service Principal) for a Power BI / Fabric semantic...
- Thanks for the reply. It pointed me in the right direction, and the official documentation helped me understand the root cause and ultimately solve the issue.
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Hi MuizzHaque
You would need to ensure that anyone edited me semantic model also has got access to the shared cloud connection so that when the semantic model is updated they will also have the same permissions to the same shared cloud connection and should work successfully. Here is also a blog post Baccarat Web expanding how you can do a hint. https://blog.crossjoin.co.uk/2026/05/03/connecting-power-bi-semantic-models-to-data-sources-automatically-with-binding-hints/
- Thanks for the reply. It pointed me in the right direction, and the official documentation helped me understand the root cause and ultimately solve the issue.
Create a Semantic Model Connection in a Plan - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn