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powerbiexpert22
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22 days ago
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Unused Objects

Is there a way to identify unused report elements or entities such as measures, columns, bookmarks, visuals, or other elements that are no longer referenced or used in the report?

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  • Gabry's avatar
    Gabry
    22 days ago

    Hey buddy,
    for measures, columns, and tables there are tools like Measure Killer.
    Bravo also helps with this, and I think there are other tools too.
    For bookmarks, I don't know. I've never seen anything for that.
    For visuals, it doesn't make much sense to me. How would you define an unused visual?
    So for measures, columns, and tables, check the tools available online and choose the one you prefer.
    For bookmarks or anything else, I would suggest saving the file as PBIR and then letting an LLM check it, for example using Codex or Claude Code.

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  • Gabry's avatar
    Gabry
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    22 days ago

    Hey buddy,
    for measures, columns, and tables there are tools like Measure Killer.
    Bravo also helps with this, and I think there are other tools too.
    For bookmarks, I don't know. I've never seen anything for that.
    For visuals, it doesn't make much sense to me. How would you define an unused visual?
    So for measures, columns, and tables, check the tools available online and choose the one you prefer.
    For bookmarks or anything else, I would suggest saving the file as PBIR and then letting an LLM check it, for example using Codex or Claude Code.

    • danextian's avatar
      danextian
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      22 days ago

      The only thing I can think of as unused visuals are those without any fields at all. Or maybe OP means the columns/measures used in a visual?