List of used fields in visuals (and in calculated fields and measures)

[eddydm1]

How can I get a documentation which mentions which field is used on a visual? or in a calculation of a column or measure? With DAX studio we can make a list of calculated fields and measures. And with a little programming we can see which field as source for another calculated field or measure. I know that by clicking on a visual the involved dataset will be highlighted into yellow. If I expand it, I see data fields used (which is selected) in this visual.To do this manually I'll need to click on each visual, manually make a note of every field used, cliick on the next visual, manually make a note of fields used...>> iterate. That'll take ages. Main purpose is to eliminate all unneccessary fields and ... documentation!

[Shaun_Wilkinson]

Would love a right click "Where used List" showing any other measures or a list of the Visual names that the field/measure is used in

[Glyn_Spencer]

This would be very handy. Some of our files are enormous, and can be drastically reduced in size by removing unused columns. This is currently very time consuming.

[mgcharumilind1]

This has turned out to be a great tool for inventorying which fields are used in any report: http://radacad.com/power-bi-helper It does not examine which fields are used in measures or calculated columns, but DAX Studio can do that for you: https://daxstudio.org/

[daniel_davis]

This would be a nice built in feature, for sure. There is another idea about a complete Measure management interface. I'd love. love to see that. In the interim.. for anyone needing this DAX Studio can do this if you spit it out to excel. If you launch DAX studio and run the following MDX query: SELECT OBJECT_TYPE, [TABLE], OBJECT, EXPRESSION, REFERENCED_TABLE, REFERENCED_OBJECT From $SYSTEM.DISCOVER_CALC_DEPENDENCY WHERE OBJECT_TYPE = 'MEASURE' OR OBJECT_TYPE = 'CALC_COLUMN' ORDER BY [OBJECT] ASC This will give you all Measures and calculations as well as their dependent columns

[Thomas_Deas]

Just as a side thought on this; we use an analytics cube so by it's nature we can have custom measures but not custom columns when working in live. You can have calculated columns by building a query that just custom selects the fields you want, but realistically you're building visuals up on the fly and don't know at the outset what fields you might need. Being able to have a either highlighting or an embedded tool to tell you which fields are being used on which pages and which visuals would make it quicker to make a decision what you pull through to your custom query when you get to the stage of wanting to manipulate the dataset with custom columns.

[fabian84]

Hi All, I had the problem a few times and created a simple web site to analyze a PBIX file and find unused fields https://analyzepbix.azureedge.net/

[Laine_Lewis]

I know documenting your reports is probably low on the list of to do items, but for company wide use, it is critical that users understand what they are selecting when we are asking them to embrace Power BI. I'm documenting over 80 measures used in dozens of visuals and doing this manually is the pits. Please, please create some query that pulls this info into one place. It doesn't seem like it's an impossible task. Thank you.

[D_Singer]

Well, we should all maintain proper documentation of our code. But we don't. And when you're learning what you're doing anything really useful has grown into something big and messy by the time you realise you want to keep it. So help us out, please.

[msaniat1]

This is such an essential feature when you want to maintain a big or complex project / report.

Should be sitting here "waiting for more votes".

It's one of the minimum requirement from a top level BI tool.

[jcdiaz1]

Please make this happen! This is a fantastic idea.