Overview
A service principal lets the Yodeck Power BI app connect to Power BI through a Microsoft Entra app registration instead of a personal Microsoft account. Because the authentication belongs to the app and not to a user, your screens keep playing when employees change roles or passwords. Organizations with strict information security policies usually prefer this approach.
Available on the Premium & Enterprise plans
You might not see some of the menus below if your account is on a different plan
Yodeck offers two Power BI apps. Use the guides that match the app you work with.
New Power BI app (selector-based)
This is the default Power BI app for new users. You choose your dashboards and reports from a list instead of pasting URLs.
Power BI with Service Principal (New) - Introduction: create the Microsoft Entra app, enable the Power BI admin settings, add the service principal to your workspaces and set up the app in Yodeck.
Power BI with Service Principal (New) - Identity Requirements: when your reports need an identity for Row-Level Security or user impersonation, and how to set it.
Power BI - New: every setting of the new app, including the Microsoft Account option.
Legacy Power BI app (URL-based)
Use these guides only if you still work with the legacy app, where you paste a report or dashboard URL.
Power BI with Service Principal (Legacy) - Introduction: the service principal setup for the legacy app.
Power BI with Service Principal (Legacy) - Identity Requirements: identities for the legacy app.
Power BI - Legacy: every setting of the legacy app.
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