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Automate script in excel will not run without edit permission

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Hello,

 

I am new to Power Automate. I was converting an excel vbscript to work in 365, and all is well when I open the file with edit permissions, however it displays an error when attempting to run the script in viewing mode. The script is pretty simple - it removes filters from a table and clears filters from slicers. The requirement is to enable shared access to multiple users with view only permissions.

 

Is this a limitation of Power Automate or is there a method that I haven't found yet to enable the script to run with the Excel document in viewing only mode?

 

Thanks!

 

-AL

 

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  • Pstork1 Profile Picture
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    If you are removing filters from a Table then you are editing the Excel Workbook. You can't do that in ReadOnly mode.  There is no way to do that using View access.

  • aclud4 Profile Picture
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    @Pstork1 In viewing mode, multiple users can manually filter the table and use/clear slicers without issue.

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