Short version:
The problem:
You don’t have access to this dashboard
This invitation contains dashboards, reports or data outside of your organisation that cannot be viewed
The solution: add the administrator as an individual user.
Long version:
I recently shared a dashboard for 100 “strangers” and they couldn’t see it. That was embarrassing. Especially as the common bond we held cast me as Subject Matter Expert. Namely, I had presented to all of them on Power BI so when they received the above message I had egg on my face.
I honestly had no idea. My journey through Power BI’s invitation process had been seamless. They even got an email inviting them to…
I thought I was done and celebrated gloriously (because theoretically you can’t invite the ineligible). Meanwhile, they clicked, they got the error. Embarrassment ensued.
Having just spent several hours finding the solution I thought I would save you those same hours by sharing it. Once you’ve sliced through the chaff, the solution is surprisingly simple (and might I say very-MS):
- Add the administrator’s email address as an individual user.
This, of course, is operationally null (and for that reason I imagine this post will have a short shelf life) but it does seem to work.
About the author:
The data day:
- We have a data problem and need help
- We have data and don’t know what to do with it
- Our data is great but a second pair of eyes never hurts
Oh, and last but not least:
- We don’t really have data (spoiler alert: you do!)
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