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Is there a good way to find unused columns without downloading a third party tools?

‎10-05-2022 02:39 AM

Hi!

 

I would like to delete a lot of unused columns from reports that runs in import mode. The reason to do this us to decrease memory usage of report and thus allow the report to open and run faster for the end users.

 

Is there an effective way to find the columns that are not in visualizations/measurs that does not require a download of a third party tool like dax studio?

 

Regards

Niklas

 

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‎10-05-2022 03:01 AM

@Anonymous I don't know of a way to do that without third-party tools. @ImkeF has a good one that is a Power BI or Excel file. Power BI Cleaner – The BIccountant



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@Anonymous I don't know of a way to do that without third-party tools. @ImkeF has a good one that is a Power BI or Excel file. Power BI Cleaner – The BIccountant



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