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Sharing content with external users - problem with license!
Hi.
I would like to inform you that I have solved the problem.
Our solution (approach 3) is working perfectly fine now. Guest user's Pro licence is enought for this approach to work!
What did I done...I added/invited another external user to access my PB content. Second user did't get warrning to upgrade Pro license to Premium Per user after she accepted the invitation and accessed the PB content. Obviously a Pro license is enough.
Then, the first user, which has license issue, has removed the Power BI Premium per user trial license from his account and she still retained access to the content with his Pro license.
So, the problem are solved. But I still don't know, why first quest user get warrning to upgrade his Pro license to Premium per user, before she accessed PB content. This still remains a mystery!
I use approach 3, Guest users bring their own Power BI Pro license
My external user already has Pro license. There is nothing free! She pay for it, lol.
So, why she cannot use my app with Pro license? MS documentation clearly state, that she need only Pro license in my case.
LOL i know she paid for her License but she didn't pay for her License inside your organization. You are Contoso in all aproaches. Contoso needs Premium workspace capacity. After all that's why Premium is supper expensive for small Org
Hey I am sure you guys have an extra Pro license in your organization (Microsoft offers 25 licenses) try one and see how it works
Hi.
I would like to inform you that I have solved the problem.
Our solution (approach 3) is working perfectly fine now. Guest user's Pro licence is enought for this approach to work!
What did I done...I added/invited another external user to access my PB content. Second user did't get warrning to upgrade Pro license to Premium Per user after she accepted the invitation and accessed the PB content. Obviously a Pro license is enough.
Then, the first user, which has license issue, has removed the Power BI Premium per user trial license from his account and she still retained access to the content with his Pro license.
So, the problem are solved. But I still don't know, why first quest user get warrning to upgrade his Pro license to Premium per user, before she accessed PB content. This still remains a mystery!
Hey borutsustar
According to this article I must apologie to you https://www.bluegranite.com/blog/azure-ad-b2b-sharing-power-bi-reports
And I have to go back to my project and see why it didn't work out for us either.
The key word stays on the warning the user receives "need Power BI Premium per user licence" !!
I would speculate on the way both of you are registered under your respective Tenants!
Again, sorry but keep me updated.
Thanks
I totally disagree with you.
Yes, I can buy and assign Pro license to external user inside my Azure AD tenant. But this is exactly what is stated in approach 2. I belive this aporoach will work.
But, in my case, external user already have Pro license (approach 3). Why should my organization buy another Pro license for user, who already have Pro license. This is bizarre!
By the way, the Premium license is not so expensive if you use Premium per user license. This license is new and is suitable for small or medium-sized companys. But even in my case, this license is not needed!
Can you explain me the difference between approach 2 and 3, as you understand it.
Do You still Totally disagree with me LOL
Oh by the way your thoughts about PPU, Take a glance
Thumb Up please if you still disagree with me LOL
LOL
Yes, I still disagree with you. You obviously don't understand what MS documentation states.
Do you understand what "consumption only experience" mean? This means you can only use the Power BI content, that is shared with you.
Do you understand what "Enabling external users to edit and manage content within Power BI" mean? This is settings that can be enabled or disabled inside Power BI admin portal. By default, this settings is disabled. If you enabled it, then external user can even edit Power BI content that is shared with them.
About Premium per user license, which you marked as red...this picture states, that if you share PB content within Power BI Premium per user capacity, only users with Premium per user can access this content. This refers to external as internal users.
Are you employed at Microsoft? Do you know Power BI technology?
Hummm, Your questions are out of context lol, eventhough I kinda answered them indirectly through my posts but was nice chatting with ya.
Anyway, I can tell you and assure you that I have been through your endeavour and neither approach will work for you without a Premium workspace capacity.
However i will stay in peace and tuned to hearing back from you on how it's gonna work out for you.
Peace.
I just wanted to know if I am talking to someone who knows Power BI technology. Nothing else. Sorry if my question was too personal, that was not my intention.
I will definitely let you know when I solve the problem.
Bye
Lol This is bizarre like you said...
Hi, borutsustar
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