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Permissions for Composite models in the Service

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Matthew Kerr on 13 Apr 2021 13:20:53

I have created a composite model and published it to the service but having issues with other users seeing the data. Here is my current setup:


Workspace A:
PowerBI Dataset A

Workspace B:
Power BI Report A (composite model using the data below)
PowerBI Dataset A
Gateway access to 3 .csv files

Currently my users have view access on Workspace B. With this setup my users cannot see any data. I did some testing and the only way to get my users to be able to see the data in Power BI Report A was to either give them member access to Workspace A or to give them build access to PowerBI Dataset A.

Can we create the ability to keep their access as read only on the dataset.

Administrator on 11 Apr 2023 17:11:25

Thanks - we are investigating to change this before GA of this feature.

Update 4/11/2023: this feature is now GA: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-general-availability-for-composite-models-on-power-bi-datasets-and-analysis-services-models/

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Gaurav Kumar Agarwal on 01 Dec 2021 18:55:55

RE: Permissions for Composite models in the Service

Giving build access is not workable,. This kills the Composite Model feature.
At least - If a user can see any reports built of different dataset used in composite models, then that user should be able to see the report built using the composite model.

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Pascal ESTIENNE on 22 Nov 2021 11:05:52

RE: Permissions for Composite models in the Service

The Target of Power BI is to allow different sources (Online, Gateway, file, ... ) and to merge all of these sources.

If a final users having to read all a these data must have "Build" permission (= create report ...) , it's make no sense.

Then the "Consideration - limitations" mentioned into https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-directquery-datasets-azure-analysis-services*considerations-and-limitations__;Iw!!FZtbJVnXfw!ljvOU1993EAZfYsLlFaM3e2Bc0Gk1lif7thkqwJJ47m6WzZK-TNnrpEYAy4W9CWVugA$

"Users need 'Build' permissions on all datasets in the chain to access a report that leverages this feature."

must be solved.

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Stian Hogganvik on 01 Nov 2021 12:17:09

RE: Permissions for Composite models in the Service

Hi,
It will be a major improvement if end-user will not need Build permission on our centralized dataset in order to use local model.

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on 31 Aug 2021 21:43:45

RE: Permissions for Composite models in the Service

There is a limitation that "Users need ‘Build’ permissions on all datasets in the chain to access a report that leverages this feature." for DirectQuery for Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services (preview). Can allow "Viewer" permission of underlying dataset to access the composite model report?

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Willem Don on 23 Jul 2021 06:05:11

RE: Permissions for Composite models in the Service

This is a must-have feature. Without it the composite model feature is not very useful.

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Willem Don on 23 Jul 2021 06:02:11

RE: Permissions for Composite models in the Service

This is a must-have feature. Without it the composite model feature is not very useful.

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Magnus Hellstrand on 05 Jul 2021 16:41:08

RE: Permissions for Composite models in the Service

Looking forward to this being included in GA of https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform-release-plan/2020wave2/power-bi/direct-query-over-power-bi-azure-analysis-services.

Looks like GA date is not yet set. Or is release date available elsewhere?

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Magnus Hellstrand on 05 Jul 2021 16:38:37

RE: Permissions for Composite models in the Service

Related idea:
https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=7e79d9da-34c8-eb11-ba5e-281878e6855d

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Magnus Hellstrand on 05 Jul 2021 16:38:21

RE: Permissions for Composite models in the Service

Related Idea:
https://ideas.powerbi.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=cda81f12-5b9c-eb11-89ee-281878de0321

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Mark Jeroen Heek on 14 Jun 2021 08:37:52

RE: Permissions for Composite models in the Service

make this happen please :)

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