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Timestamp should be available while exporting data for the "view by user visual" in the usage metric

Need to implement a feature where timestamp should be available while exporting data for the "view by user " visual in the usage metrics and currently it is showing  only date but not the timestamp.Including the timestamp will be helpful to know at which time particular user accessed the report

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Manjuldiparyal7
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In Power BI, the default View by User visual within the Usage Metrics Report does not include specific timestamps because it is designed as a summary table that aggregates activity. The underlying dataset groups multiple report views by the same user into a single row to show total counts (e.g., "Total Views" or "Unique Viewers"), effectively stripping away the individual time of each click to provide a high-level overview.To capture the exact date and time a user accessed a report, you must use the Microsoft Purview Audit Logs or the Power BI Activity Log. These administrative tools record every "ViewReport" event as a separate row with a precise $CreationTime$ timestamp. While the built-in usage report is useful for daily trends, only the audit logs provide the granular, event-level data required for a chronological history of user actions.