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Anonymous
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Tenant admin vs Capacity admin

Hi All,

Can some one share any presentation / high level document for tenant admin vs capacity admin .
Like list of things what Tenant admin can do then capacity admin?
 
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v-xuding-msft
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

You could reference the two document to learn more.

Tenant AdminTenant Admin

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-admin-role

 

Capacity AdminCapacity Admin

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-admin-administering-power-bi-in-your-organization#administrator-roles-related-to-power-bi

 

 

Best Regards,
Xue Ding
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v-xuding-msft
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Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

 

You could reference the two document to learn more.

Tenant AdminTenant Admin

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-admin-role

 

Capacity AdminCapacity Admin

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-admin-administering-power-bi-in-your-organization#administrator-roles-related-to-power-bi

 

 

Best Regards,
Xue Ding
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collinq
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

According to this document,https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-premium-capacity-manage#:~:text=Capacity%20Admins%20cannot%20access%20workspace%20content%20unless%20explicitly,to%20create%20new%20capacities%20or%20scale%20existing%20capacities. 

 

Capacity Admins cannot access workspace content unless explicitly assigned in workspace permissions. They also don't have access to all Power BI admin areas (unless explicitly assigned) such as usage metrics, audit logs, or tenant settings. Importantly, Capacity Admins do not have permissions to create new capacities or scale existing capacities. Admins are assigned on a per capacity basis, ensuring that they can only view and manage capacities to which they are assigned

 

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