PL-300 Manage and secure Power BI Practice Question
You are a Power BI administrator. Your organization has a Power BI Premium capacity. You need to configure a new workspace to use a specific capacity and ensure that only users with the 'Contributor' role can publish content to the workspace, while users with the 'Viewer' role can only view reports. Which two actions should you perform? (Choose two.)
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse workspace roles with dataset-level security like RLS, but RLS does not control publishing permissions.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Assign the workspace to the Premium capacity in the workspace settings.
To configure the workspace to use a specific Premium capacity, assign the workspace to that capacity in the workspace settings. To control publishing and viewing permissions, add users to the workspace with the Contributor or Viewer roles as appropriate. These two actions meet the requirements.
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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Enable the 'Allow contributors to update the app' setting in the workspace settings.
Why it's wrong here
This setting allows users with the Contributor role to update the workspace app, but it does not control who can publish content to the workspace. Publishing content to the workspace is governed by workspace roles, not this setting. The setting is about app updates, which is a different permission. It does not address the requirement of restricting publishing to Contributors only.
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Assign the workspace to the Premium capacity in the workspace settings.
Why this is correct
Assigning the workspace to a Premium capacity ensures that the workspace uses the dedicated resources of that capacity, which is required for features like larger datasets and increased refresh rates. This action is necessary to meet the requirement of using a specific capacity. It is done through the workspace settings in the Power BI service, where you can select the capacity from a dropdown list.
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Add users to the workspace and assign them the appropriate roles (Contributor, Viewer).
Why this is correct
Adding users and assigning them roles controls what they can do in the workspace. The Contributor role allows users to publish and edit content, while the Viewer role restricts them to viewing only. This directly meets the requirement that only Contributors can publish and Viewers can only view. Role assignment is managed through the workspace access settings.
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Configure row-level security (RLS) on the dataset to restrict data access based on user roles.
Why it's wrong here
Row-level security controls which data rows a user can see within a report, not what actions they can perform in the workspace. It does not affect publishing permissions or workspace roles. RLS is applied to datasets and is separate from workspace role management. Therefore, it does not satisfy the requirement of controlling who can publish content.
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Create a sensitivity label and apply it to the workspace.
Why it's wrong here
Sensitivity labels are used for data classification and protection, not for controlling workspace roles or publishing permissions. Applying a label to a workspace does not restrict who can publish content. It is unrelated to the requirement of ensuring only Contributors can publish and Viewers can only view. Labels are part of Microsoft Purview integration for compliance.
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