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Create multiple apps from same workspace

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Power BI User on 30 May 2017 13:51:33

Create multiple apps from same workspace infect from same Dataset without replicating the dataset multiple times. only option we have now is to update the app and only one app per workspace can be created which a kind of restrict the workspace usability. If we can create multiple apps share it with different users without creating multiple workspace ... means same dataset no dataset replication, will save the storage as well.

Administrator on 08 Oct 2024 03:11:25

September 2024: Org apps as items are now in public preview - support for multiple apps per workspace, custom colors, and more: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/consumer/org-app-items/org-app-items

May 2024 update: We are working on creating a separate app as an artifact which will release in the coming months. thank you all for the feedback.

March 2022 update: we plan to have a private preview soon and hopefully release to the public in July

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Kirill Perian on 29 Jan 2021 19:06:02

RE: Create multiple apps from same workspace

Folks, you should seriously consider the feedback provided here. Restricting a workspace to one app hamstrings the app users and delivery of content to users via apps (best practice) and encourages proliferation of workspaces, which creates hell in terms of managing security and RLS, not to mention keeping track of all of that! We should have more apps, not more workspaces!

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Gia Gordon-Smith on 11 Jan 2021 10:09:31

RE: Create multiple apps from same workspace

This feature is definitely needed. I work for a large organisation (10K employees) and we are using Power BI across many business areas. I have 50-60+ reports and growing weekly in 1 workspace and i want to be able to create multiple apps so each business unit can just see reports relevant to either all the organisation or their business area. the list of reports in the one app is getting very long.

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Andreu Pérez on 05 Jan 2021 13:09:12

RE: Create multiple apps from same workspace

Yes, we need it. In this moment, the solution isn't appropiate for a this enterprise level application.
Please add it in your new developments
Thanks

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Joao Carlos Dos Santos on 30 Dec 2020 13:03:24

RE: Create multiple apps from same workspace

Unfortunately, this limitation is very frustrating. I have several requirements that require the creation of more than one app from the same workspace. 1 workspace can have several reports with different audiences and I cannot distribute the content properly because of this limitation. Why does Microsoft not implement this feature. It would be of a very high added value.

"Soon we will allow you to discover and use a dataset across workspaces..."

This will not solve the problem!!!

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Lenior Cortivo on 22 Dec 2020 18:49:42

RE: Create multiple apps from same workspace

Shared datasets do not address this issue!! There's no reason to not allow 2 or multiple apps per workspace. Is impossible to manage multiple workspaces with multiple duplicated reports.

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Joona K on 03 Dec 2020 14:21:29

RE: Create multiple apps from same workspace

Please add this!

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Tony R on 02 Dec 2020 22:24:58

RE: Create multiple apps from same workspace

For us, the idea of multiple apps per workspace is more about curating reports for different user roles than it is about datasets. For example - we have 10 unique reports, 2 of which have sensitive information. Group A should only see the 8 generic reports and Group B can see all 10. Without multiple apps, I have to create 2 workspaces, 1 with the 8 reports for Group A and another that either only contains the 2 additional reports for Group B or containing all 10 (duplicating the 8). This is simply not acceptable for an enterprise level application.

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Phil R. on 26 Nov 2020 10:42:59

RE: Create multiple apps from same workspace

@Administrator, shared dataset will not cut it for us either. We need to leverage deployment pipelines also.

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Nicola Spies on 26 Nov 2020 08:45:04

RE: Create multiple apps from same workspace

Also agree this would be very helpful!
Scenario - I have a list of reports pointing to several shared datasets.
Report 1, Report 2, Report 3, Report 4 and Report 5 is linked to one app
Report 1, Report 4 and Report 5 is linked to a second app - hence additional workspace, hence multiple publishing instances.

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Nick McCleave on 18 Nov 2020 04:14:40

RE: Create multiple apps from same workspace

I'm don't agree with marking this comment as Under Review and then stating "Currently we are not planning to allow multiple apps to be published from one workspace. ".

We currently use a data set across multiple workspaces and we have problems in keeping the content and security in-sync between the workspaces. There would be significant advantages being able to create multiple apps from one workspace. Can you review again please and update the Administrator comment?

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