PowerBI Pro (with Gateway) - Users FREE cannot read?

[autodafe]

I have created a Power BI Report with automatic refresh from a Data Gateway using my PRO License

I was expecting users of the FREE Power BI at least to be able to see the report, but Instead they receive an error message stating they need a PRO license since the report uses some PRO features...

Is this correct?
Should I have many PRO licenses just to see reports created with the PRO license??

[hemantbhalla]

Hi @autodafe,

Yes, with latest update(May) by Microsoft user can't be able to share and view reports unless it is a PRO user.

Regards

Hemant Bhalla

[autodafe]

Was it in the May update already? or is it going to happen in the June 1st update????

[hemantbhalla]

It was already in May update.

[autodafe]

Thanks, do you have any official documentation? I cannot find it googling.
one or two months ago I suggested the power BI solution to a customer which has around 200 sales agent who only need read-only access to some reports, and they purchased a pack of 10 Pro licenses to start creating content. Now they discover they need an additional 200 Pro licenses.

Not good...

[magsod · Accepted solution]

Hi,

This has actually nothing to do with the May update.

Using a Gateway has since long been seen as PRO-feature by Microsoft and as soon as a report/dashboard is using any kind of PRO-feature all viewers of that report also requires a PRO-license.

And when it comes to the change that will take place on June 1st, any kind of sharing (or viewing a shared content) will require a PRO-license...

You can read more regarding the gateway support on:

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-refresh-data/ 

Br,

Magnus

[autodafe]

thanks @magsod this is what I needed to know. I believed that only "reading" a report created using a Gateway would not require a Pro license...

[v-ljerr-msft]

Hi @autodafe,

As the question is answered, could you accept the corresponding reply as solution to close this thread? 

Regards