Power BI refresh using the dataset owner's UPN

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Feature details

Currently, dataset owners must either provide credentials for Power BI cloud refreshes or use the credentials that the gateway admin defined on the on-premises data gateway. With this new feature, dataset owners can use their own UPN to schedule Power BI refreshes.

See also

Use Dataset owner’s security context(UPN) for Refresh-based Reports (Public Preview) (blog)

Manage data sources (docs)