PL-300 Manage and secure Power BI Practice Question
Exhibit
{
"capacity": {
"type": "Premium",
"sku": "P1",
"workloads": {
"dataflows": "On",
"paginatedReports": "On",
"ai": "On"
}
},
"workspace": {
"name": "Finance",
"capacityId": "12345",
"users": [
{"user": "user1@contoso.com", "role": "Admin"},
{"user": "user2@contoso.com", "role": "Member"},
{"user": "user3@contoso.com", "role": "Contributor"}
]
}
}Refer to the exhibit. User2 wants to add a new user to the Finance workspace. Can User2 perform this action, and why?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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No, because only Admins can add users.
The correct answer is D: No, because only Admins can add users. In the workspace roles model, adding or removing users (managing workspace access) is an Admin-only capability; Members and Contributors can work with content but cannot change membership. Therefore User2 cannot add a new user to the Finance workspace regardless of being a Member or Contributor. Option A is wrong because the Contributor role does not include user management, and Option B is wrong because the Member role also lacks that permission. Option C is wrong because Premium capacity is unrelated to workspace user-addition rights; permissions are governed by workspace roles, not capacity SKU.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Yes, because User2 is a Contributor.
Why it's wrong here
Contributors possess content editing capabilities within a Power BI workspace, such as creating and modifying reports and dashboards, but they are not granted the permission to manage workspace membership. The workspace Admin role is the only role that includes the 'Add member' or 'Assign users' permissions, so being a Contributor does not allow User2 to add a new user. Therefore, the statement is incorrect.
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Yes, because User2 is a Member.
Why it's wrong here
Members have more privileges than Contributors, including the ability to publish and edit content, but they still lack the authority to add or remove other users from the workspace. In Power BI's role-based access control, only the Admin role can modify the member list, change roles, or delete content. Since User2 holds only the Member role, they cannot add a new user, making the answer 'No' rather than 'Yes'.
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No, because the Premium capacity does not allow adding users.
Why it's wrong here
Premium capacity is a sales and licensing model that allocates dedicated resources and improved performance for Power BI content, and it does not govern who can manage workspace membership. Workspace membership management is controlled exclusively by the workspace role of the user, not by the capacity type (Premium, Shared, or Embedded). Therefore, the reason 'Premium capacity does not allow adding users' is false; even on Premium, only an Admin can add users.
- ✓
No, because only Admins can add users.
Why this is correct
Workspace roles follow a permission hierarchy, and only the Admin role includes the ability to add, remove, or change the roles of other workspace members. Since User2 is not an Admin, they cannot add a new user regardless of which non-Admin role they hold. This is why the correct answer is 'No' — the action requires Admin privileges, which User2 does not possess.
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