Setting report description in desktop

[gotters]

In power bi service I can view and edit the report description via "settings".

How is this achieved in Power BI desktop?

Thanks

[gotters]

Thanks. Can't understand why the functionality between Service and Desktop should be so different. Seems like a simple thing to have a description setting in pbi desktop.

Likewise with the REST API is there way to set the description? or is the ONLY way through PBI service?

[v-jingzhang]

Hi @gotters 

I don't find a way to set the description except through Power BI Service. I'm afraid it's the only way at present. You can raise an idea about this feature at Ideas (powerbi.com). There are already some ideas about report description that you can vote up:

Add report description to report / report tile

Adding a description and Tags to a Published PowerBI report.

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Community Support Team _ Jing
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[v-jingzhang]

Hi @gotters 

It is not supported to add a report description in Power BI Desktop. You can only add that in Power BI Service after publishing the report. 

If you want to add some descriptions about something created in Power BI Desktop, you can refer to the following article: Add descriptions for everything you create in Power BI! – Data – Marc

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