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judspud
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Sharing Combined Datasets With RLS

Hi All,

 

We have a situation where we have several workspaces containing datasets with RLS which are created by a dataset team.

 

Report developers connect to these datasets to combine and produce reports published into another workspace to be shared with the end users through an app.

 

RLS is applied from the original datasets to the developers and to the end users. We have tested the RLS with the report developers and it is working as expected when the datasets are combined.

 

The end users however do not see any data in the visuals and get the following error message

judspud_0-1649174881347.png

 

The developers have viewer, build and reshare on the original datasets.

The end users have viewer on the datasets

 

Any help would be appreciated in how to resolve this issue.

 

Thanks,

George

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GilbertQ
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Hi @judspud 

 

Can you also make sure that under the dataset, then Manage Permissions that the same users have got Read & Build Permisisons if using Power BI Pro. If your datasets are in Premium or Premium Per User make sure that under the dataset, then Manage Permissions that the same users have got Read





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Anonymous
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Hi  @judspud ,

You need to assign role to user to apply RLS filter, otherwise they will got this can't load data error.

Row-level security (RLS) with Power BI

 

BTW, current RLS only works on read permission, so admin and dataset owner can see each records even if they not get RLS roles.

 

This is the related document, you can view this content:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Couldn-t-load-the-data-for-this-visual-Working-in-Desktop-b...

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Could-Not-Load-the-Data-from-this-Visual/m-p/431773

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Tutu_in_YYC
Super User
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Users have to:

  1. be given permission to Report App
  2. be given permission in the Dataset in the dataset workspace
  3. assigned a role in the dataset Row Level Security

 

Are you missing any of these? I usually miss no 3. 

Tutu_in_YYC_0-1649220918916.png

 

GilbertQ
Super User
Super User

Hi @judspud 

 

Can you also make sure that under the dataset, then Manage Permissions that the same users have got Read & Build Permisisons if using Power BI Pro. If your datasets are in Premium or Premium Per User make sure that under the dataset, then Manage Permissions that the same users have got Read





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