Exploring Microsoft Fabric Workspace Roles

Introduction

Microsoft Fabric simplifies workspace management with four key roles Admin, Member, Contributor, and Viewer each defining a user’s level of access and responsibilities. While these roles ensure data governance and collaboration, understanding their real-world applications can be challenging. In this conversation, Bob explores Microsoft Fabric roles but struggles to connect them with practical use cases. Juliet clarifies each role with relatable examples, helping Bob grasp how to assign roles effectively for a secure and well-structured workspace. This discussion serves as a practical guide to implementing role-based access control efficiently.

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Knowledge Check

Question 1: Bob is setting up a Microsoft Fabric workspace for his team. He needs full control over user permissions, workspace settings, and overall management. Which role should Bob have?




Question 2: Bob assigns a Contributor role to a business analyst. What is something the Contributor CANNOT do?




Question 3: An executive in Juliet’s company needs access to reports and dashboards but does not need to modify or create content. Which role should they be assigned?




Question 4: Juliet is a senior data analyst in a company. She needs to create and modify reports, manage datasets, and share reports with others but does not need control over workspace settings. Which role best suits her?




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