https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Developer/Expand-Power-BI-Visuals-API-to-get-Column-Descriptions-from/m-p/4262819#M58066 <P>I am developing a custom visual and my desire is to get both columns and their respective column descriptions into the visual.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I would like the Power BI Visuals API to be expanded to inlcude a 'Description' attirbute to the 'DataViewMetadataColumn' property. I dont know if the column/measure descriptions that can be defined in the 'Model View' of Power BI desktop are exposed to the Visauls API, but that is the data im looking for.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Power BI API Github&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://github.com/microsoft/powerbi-visuals-api/blob/main/src/visuals-api.d.ts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">powerbi-visuals-api/src/visuals-api.d.ts at main · microsoft/powerbi-visuals-api · GitHub</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Power BI Desktop Column Descriptions</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Dkz_0-1730225736587.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1191343iEA08518CC3237824/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Dkz_0-1730225736587.png" alt="Dkz_0-1730225736587.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Please let me know if there is some other forum or place I should make this request.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:20:00 GMT Dkz 2024-10-29T18:20:00Z https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Developer/Expand-Power-BI-Visuals-API-to-get-Column-Descriptions-from/m-p/4262819#M58066 <P>I am developing a custom visual and my desire is to get both columns and their respective column descriptions into the visual.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I would like the Power BI Visuals API to be expanded to inlcude a 'Description' attirbute to the 'DataViewMetadataColumn' property. I dont know if the column/measure descriptions that can be defined in the 'Model View' of Power BI desktop are exposed to the Visauls API, but that is the data im looking for.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Power BI API Github&nbsp;</P><P><A href="https://github.com/microsoft/powerbi-visuals-api/blob/main/src/visuals-api.d.ts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">powerbi-visuals-api/src/visuals-api.d.ts at main · microsoft/powerbi-visuals-api · GitHub</A></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Power BI Desktop Column Descriptions</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Dkz_0-1730225736587.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/1191343iEA08518CC3237824/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Dkz_0-1730225736587.png" alt="Dkz_0-1730225736587.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Please let me know if there is some other forum or place I should make this request.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:20:00 GMT https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Developer/Expand-Power-BI-Visuals-API-to-get-Column-Descriptions-from/m-p/4262819#M58066 Dkz 2024-10-29T18:20:00Z https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Developer/Expand-Power-BI-Visuals-API-to-get-Column-Descriptions-from/m-p/4262855#M58067 <P>If this is important to you please consider voting for an existing idea or raising a new one at <A href="https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com" target="_blank">https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com</A></P> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:35:09 GMT https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Developer/Expand-Power-BI-Visuals-API-to-get-Column-Descriptions-from/m-p/4262855#M58067 lbendlin 2024-10-29T19:35:09Z https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Developer/Expand-Power-BI-Visuals-API-to-get-Column-Descriptions-from/m-p/4262858#M58068 <P>Thanks! Will do!</P> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 19:36:53 GMT https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Developer/Expand-Power-BI-Visuals-API-to-get-Column-Descriptions-from/m-p/4262858#M58068 Dkz 2024-10-29T19:36:53Z