Is it possible to make notes while developing a PBI report that's only visible to the developer?

[BenBlackswan]

Hello all,
 
Just wondering if it is possible to make notes to visuals and pages while developing on Power BI Desktop that are only visible to the developer(s) but are not visible once uploaded to Power BI Service?
 
I want the only way to see the notes is to have the PBIX open in PBI Desktop.
 
I would like to keep notes such as the reasons, logic, future improvements etc while developing the visuals and reports that should not be seen by my end users and only be visible to developers. 
 
Thank you.

[danextian · Accepted solution]

Hi @BenBlackswan 

That is currently not possible. You can insetad add comments inside your DAX or M codes.

[OwenAuger]

Following @danextian's suggestion, one possibility might be adding a hidden visual calculation to a visual and including comments within the DAX expression. This would allow comments to be tied to a particular visual and hidden from report consumers, but it would be a little inconvenient to locate and maintain the comments.

[BenBlackswan]

Hi I tried Alt Text, unfortuate it is not designed for this function but for accessbility and is limited to 250  characters.

Maybe PBI does not have this feature I am looking for. Even something similar to Excel's comment or note function would be nice.

[Irwan]

hello @BenBlackswan 

i guess hide the page contained of those notes.

in my knowledge, hidden page will not be shown in power bi service.

Thank you

[BenBlackswan]

Hi Irwan,

I want the page and all the visuals to show to the end users, but not the notes.

Kind of like a Power Point presentation where the notes are only visible to the presenter and the audience only see the slides. 

Thanks. 

N.

[Irwan]

hello @BenBlackswan 

how about Alt Text?

your notes seems to be retained in that text box and i dont see the text in visual.

Thank you.