Workspace permissions

[Jajiro]

Hello all,

I have a workspace with many reports (about 100) that users use on a daily basis. Right now, they all have viewer permissions, but they want to be able to edit the reports.

Is there any way to allow users to download the reports/semantic model, but not to modify or delete it?

I mean, could you give permissions to a user so that he/she can download the report/semantic model in another workspace of his/her own and then he/she can edit it?

Thank you very much,

Jaime

[NandanHegde · Accepted solution]

Users with viewer permission cannot download the report from Power BI service.

One must have min contributor access which would allow them to edit the reports as well.

One way can be for you to have an automation job that leverage the REST API to download the report and users having trigger access on that job thereby allowing them indirect access to downlaod the reports 

[Idrissshatila · Accepted solution]

Hello @Jajiro ,

the permissin above the viewer which is the contributer that allows users to Publish, Create, edit, and delete content, such as reports, in the workspace.

so you can't limit the restrictions if they're not viewers.

[Anonymous]

Hi @Jajiro,

Thanks @NandanHegde, @Wikkleyn_81  and @Idrissshatila for providing possible solutions

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[Wikkleyn_81 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Jajiro There is a way to block user from overwriting the Semantic model in the Tenant Settings. This setting however applies to the entire organization.

[Idrissshatila · Accepted solution]

Hello @Jajiro ,

the permissin above the viewer which is the contributer that allows users to Publish, Create, edit, and delete content, such as reports, in the workspace.

so you can't limit the restrictions if they're not viewers.

[NandanHegde · Accepted solution]

Users with viewer permission cannot download the report from Power BI service.

One must have min contributor access which would allow them to edit the reports as well.

One way can be for you to have an automation job that leverage the REST API to download the report and users having trigger access on that job thereby allowing them indirect access to downlaod the reports 

[Jajiro]

This could be interesting. How difficult would it be to implement this?

For users, would it be complicated to download reports in this way?

Thank you very much

[NandanHegde]

REST API :

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/using-power-bi-rest-api-download-reports-created-pbi-service-achari-8...

You can create a powershell job via tools like Azure automation or a python job via azure function or databricks. And allow parameterization of the report which would allow users to pass the report which they want to download at runtime.

Another job :

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/collaborate-share/service-automate-power-bi-report-export