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Anonymous
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Want Navigation Instead of Pages- How to Do?

I have a report with a number of pages.  I also have bookmarks grouping the pages.  All I want to do is have users see and be able to navigate the groupings online.  Image 1 is my bunch of pages, which show to the left as "PAGES"- I want to show them as "NAVIGATION" like in the third image, organized like my bookmarks in image 2  I tried reading all the advice online and can't make any sense out of it, sorry.  THANK YOU for any help you can give!

 

 

1.jpg   2.jpg           3.jpg

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

Yes, the result in the third image is created with an App in Power BI Service. For the App navigation, you can create multiple sections to group reports/dashboards. Publish an app in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

vjingzhanmsft_0-1718937496633.png

 

However for pages in a report, it's not possible to group them in the navigation currently. I found some similar ideas about this requirement, you can vote them up or raise a new idea at the Ideas forum. 

Microsoft Idea: group pages

Microsoft Idea: Navigation Pane with sections and pages included in the section

Microsoft Idea: Option to group report pages

Microsoft Idea: Pages Grouping In Power BI

 

Best Regards,
Jing
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Anonymous
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Yeah, what a cumbersome bummer.  Thanks for confirming, Jing!  Thanks for the ideas links, too.

Anonymous
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Added information- what I'm hearing from a co-worker is that this would have to be defined via an app, and that I would have to break everything up as individual dashbaords then join them.  Wow, is that right?  

Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous 

 

Yes, the result in the third image is created with an App in Power BI Service. For the App navigation, you can create multiple sections to group reports/dashboards. Publish an app in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

vjingzhanmsft_0-1718937496633.png

 

However for pages in a report, it's not possible to group them in the navigation currently. I found some similar ideas about this requirement, you can vote them up or raise a new idea at the Ideas forum. 

Microsoft Idea: group pages

Microsoft Idea: Navigation Pane with sections and pages included in the section

Microsoft Idea: Option to group report pages

Microsoft Idea: Pages Grouping In Power BI

 

Best Regards,
Jing
If this post helps, please Accept it as Solution to help other members find it. Appreciate your Kudos!

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