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I'm looking to learn about license requirements for the Desktop version of Power BI Report Server(PBIRS). I'm also looking for the documentation describing it. Using a scenario, here's what is confirmed from my understanding:
Here's what I can't find clarified in official Microsoft documentation:
Does anybody know if the above user requires a Power BI Pro license? If so, is there any Microsoft documentation to clarify/confirm?
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No license should be required. Power BI Desktop is always free. The Pro license is required when sharing via the Service or via Report Server. If you have a PBIX on a shared drive that should be OK, regardless of whether it is RS or normal edition.
See this thread response here from @Seth_C_Bauer: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/PowerBI-Desktop-not-really-free/m-p/112258#M47333
So then, all of that being said, I found this here:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
So I guess that could be read that sending a PBIX over email or on a file share requires a Pro license. But I seriously doubt it because then probably half the users on this forum would be in violation when they attach a PBIX file or include a link to one in their posts. So, I'm 99.99% sure you're OK.
No license should be required. Power BI Desktop is always free. The Pro license is required when sharing via the Service or via Report Server. If you have a PBIX on a shared drive that should be OK, regardless of whether it is RS or normal edition.
See this thread response here from @Seth_C_Bauer: https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/PowerBI-Desktop-not-really-free/m-p/112258#M47333
So then, all of that being said, I found this here:
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/
So I guess that could be read that sending a PBIX over email or on a file share requires a Pro license. But I seriously doubt it because then probably half the users on this forum would be in violation when they attach a PBIX file or include a link to one in their posts. So, I'm 99.99% sure you're OK.
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