Quiz / Skill Check
Q1. What is the relationship between a workspace, a report, and a dashboard in the Power BI Service?
Type: Multiple Choice
- They are three names for the same object
- A workspace is a container that holds reports, datasets, and dashboards; a report is a multi-page collection of visuals; a dashboard is a single page of pinned visuals, often from one or more reports
- A dashboard contains workspaces, which contain reports
- Reports can only exist inside dashboards
Correct Answer: A workspace is a container that holds reports, datasets, and dashboards; a report is a multi-page collection of visuals; a dashboard is a single page of pinned visuals, often from one or more reports
Why: Workspaces organize content by team or project. Within a workspace, a report is the interactive, multi-page file built in Desktop; a dashboard is a curated single page of pinned tiles an executive might check at a glance, which can pull from multiple reports.
Q2. Row-level security (RLS) filters are enforced only in Power BI Desktop and have no effect once a report is published to the Service.
Type: True/False
Correct Answer: False
Why: RLS roles defined in Desktop are enforced in the Power BI Service once users are assigned to those roles via the dataset’s Security settings. The filters apply wherever the published report or dataset is accessed, not just during authoring.
Q3. How can you verify that a row-level security role behaves correctly without needing to log in as a different user?
Type: Short Answer
Correct Answer: Use “View As” (Modeling > View As Roles in Desktop, or “Test as role” in the Service), select the role, and confirm the report only shows the data that role should see.
Why: View As Role temporarily applies the RLS filter to your own session so you can preview exactly what a user assigned to that role would see, without needing separate login credentials.
Q4. What is one risk of sharing a Power BI report link without configuring permissions correctly?
Type: Multiple Choice
- The report file size will increase
- Anyone with the link could potentially view sensitive data (like patient billing or contact details) that should have been restricted
- The report will automatically stop refreshing
- Power BI will delete the report after 30 days
Correct Answer: Anyone with the link could potentially view sensitive data (like patient billing or contact details) that should have been restricted
Why: If sharing settings are too permissive (e.g., “anyone with the link” instead of specific people, or RLS roles aren’t assigned), sensitive hospital data could be exposed to unauthorized viewers — which is exactly why row-level security and careful, scoped sharing exist.