Hidden tab visible always visible after publishing issue

[Anonymous]

Steps to reproduce :

• I hide the selected tab in my report.
• I keep focus on the hidden tab content.
• I save and publish my Power BI report.
• I open my report in https://app.powerbi.com/

Issue :

• Hidden tab isn't visible in tab list but it's content appears when opening the Dashboard for the first time.

Suggested :

• Once we have selected another tab, it isn't possible anymore to access the hidden tab content anymore. Maybe one solution could be automatically focus a visible tab.

[v-yingjl]

Hi @Anonymous ,

Not certain what did the 'hide tab' and 'keep focus' mean based on your description. Hide fields in the table or hide pages or anything else?

If it means hide table fields in the report in Power BI Desktop, it is by design. When hiding fields in the report, it would not affect visuals interaction which have been created.

Also, when publishing to Power BI Service, you cannot see the hidden fields under the edit mode but the visuals which have been created based on the hidden fields could still been seen.

Refer:

1. https://carldesouza.com/hiding-fields-in-a-power-bi-report-and-service/ 
2. What Fields to Hide in Your Power BI Solution? 

If not, consider sharing more details about this issue.

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Yingjie Li

[Anonymous]

Hi @v-yingjl,

Thank you for your answer. You'll find more details about this issue below, I think it's caused by Power BI itself.

1st test :

Saved with Power BI desktop then publishes while working on the visible worksheet :

Result on web portal :

Result : OK

2nd test :

Save then publish while working on the hidden worksheet:

Result on web portal :

Result : KO

Indeed, we shouldn’t see this worksheet because it’s supposed to be hidden !

3rd test :

Go back on the visible worksheet, then save and publish :

Result on the web portal :

Result OK

[andyclap]

This is happening for me too.

We basically have a big report pack, and hide tabs for different groups of viewers.

It's quite important as our first tab contains PII and mustn't be visible to viewers of the report.