topic Self-Service via PowerBI - Build Permissions + RLS in Fabric platform

Self-Service via PowerBI - Build Permissions + RLS

fabricpribeiro — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:08:20 GMT

Dears,

In our gold layer we have one semantic model per each workspace. Each workspace represents a domain

We would like to implement RLS in the semantic models so that users are subject to it

But we also, need to provide them build permissions as they will be doing self-service

Problem is that, if I am not wrong , if they have build permissions on the semantic model, then RLS is not enforced?

Or am I wrong?

What do you recommend for this?

Thanks,

Pedro

Re: Self-Service via PowerBI - Build Permissions + RLS

cengizhanarslan — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:16:40 GMT

Build permission does not bypass RLS, so users can safely be given Build access for self-service while still being restricted by RLS when querying the semantic model. The key point is that RLS is only bypassed for users with elevated workspace roles like Admin, Member, or Contributor, not for those with Viewer + Build.

Re: Self-Service via PowerBI - Build Permissions + RLS

fabricpribeiro — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:33:29 GMT

you mean, even if I give explicit Build permissions in the semantic model itself? not via the item permissions, but via the Semantic model itslef, still , thye RLS created at semantic model will be respected, right?

Re: Self-Service via PowerBI - Build Permissions + RLS

cengizhanarslan — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:29:50 GMT

Yes, even if you grant Build permission directly on the semantic model, RLS is still enforced. The only cases where RLS is not enforced are when users have elevated workspace roles (Admin/Member/Contributor).

Re: Self-Service via PowerBI - Build Permissions + RLS

v-nmadadi-msft — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:14:13 GMT

Hi @fabricpribeiro ,

I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.

Thank you.

Re: Self-Service via PowerBI - Build Permissions + RLS

v-nmadadi-msft — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:06:45 GMT

Hi @fabricpribeiro

May I check if this issue has been resolved? If not, Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.

Thank you