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Helper IIISharing Reports within Organization to Non Pro Users
HI alisonpappas ,
Maybe this is just semantics but to clarify this a bit - the download for Power BI to desktop is free. If that is what you mean by "free" then the answer is no. To view and interact with a shared report on the Service (or Report Server) they must have a PRO license (it can be the trial or assigned).
This document might help with the difference between the licensing options:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-admin-licensing-organization
And this for Premium vs PRO:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
I would appreciate Kudos if my response was helpful. I would also appreciate it if you would Mark this As a Solution if it solved the problem. Thanks!
Helper IIIHi collinq ,
I have a PRO license. I am on the service/server i with a Power BI Premium content workspace. I now wantto share this workspace with my coworkers and allow them to see the report and filter it how they want. When I try and share the report it says they also need a pro license. How do they see this report and filter it without a PRO license?
Super UserHi alisonpappas ,
They can NOT interact with the report without a license. Since you are on Premium have your administrator assign them a license (which you should have available since your on Premium).
I would appreciate Kudos if my response was helpful. I would also appreciate it if you would Mark this As a Solution if it solved the problem. Thanks!
- alisonpappas
collinq ,
if they recieve a free license (which they do) and i share, even though it says they need a PRO (below) they will be able to see it and interact? or do i have to share this another way?
- collinq
HI alisonpappas ,
Maybe this is just semantics but to clarify this a bit - the download for Power BI to desktop is free. If that is what you mean by "free" then the answer is no. To view and interact with a shared report on the Service (or Report Server) they must have a PRO license (it can be the trial or assigned).
This document might help with the difference between the licensing options:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-admin-licensing-organization
And this for Premium vs PRO:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
I would appreciate Kudos if my response was helpful. I would also appreciate it if you would Mark this As a Solution if it solved the problem. Thanks!