Cross-report drillthrough / return to previous report with page navigation action

[bhalicki]

Hi all,

I have about 15 reports that require drill-through functionality (users want the ability to drill-through to more detailed information).  Rather than add the detailed drill-through report to each report individually (and therefore maintain 15 copies), I would like to implement a 'shared' report and use cross-report drillthrough functionality.

The problem is, the back arrow to navigate to the previous report doesn't seem to work with cross-report drillthrough.

The documentation states: "

If you want to return to the source report after the cross-report drillthrough action, use the browser's Back button."

Hoping someone could please suggest a way around this (so that the navigation action navigates to the previous report, rather than using the browsers back arrow)?

Kind regards,

Ben.

[bhalicki]

Hi all,

Thanks very much for your replies and suggestions, they are most helpful.  I was hoping that there would be a native solution for cross-report drill-through that didn't involve workarounds or custom code/scripts.  Hopefully this gets addressed by MS in the near future.

Kind regards,

Ben.

[v-lgarikapat]

Hi @bhalicki ,

Thank you for the prompt responses.

Regarding the need for a native solution to support cross-report drillthrough with the ability to return to the source report in Power BI, I recommend submitting this scenario as a feature request on the official Power BI Ideas forum. The Product Team actively monitors submissions there, and suggestions with strong community support are often considered for future updates.

https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com/

Best Regards,

Lakshmi.

[v-lgarikapat]

Hi @bhalicki ,

Just following up to see if you had a chance to vote for the cross-report drillthrough / return to previous report with page navigation feature in the Ideas forum.

Let me know if you’ve already submitted it or need any help  happy to assist!

Best regards,
Lakshmi

[rohit1991]

Hi @bhalicki ,

Power BI doesn’t currently support a built-in way to programmatically navigate back from a cross-report drillthrough; the back arrow only works within the same report. As the docs say, the browser’s Back button is the only way to return to the source report after a cross-report drillthrough.

Workarounds:

• You can add a “Home” or “Return” button in your shared drillthrough report, but it will need to use a bookmark or external URL. However, this can only take users to a fixed report/page (not the exact page they came from), since Power BI doesn’t track the previous report context for navigation actions.
  
  

• Some users set up a landing page with links back to all main reports, to help with navigation.
  
  

• If your organization has Power BI Embedded or custom web app integration, you might be able to control navigation via code—but this isn’t possible in the standard Power BI Service.

[v-lgarikapat]

Hi @bhalicki ,

Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.

@Akash_Varuna ,

Thanks for your prompt response

@bhalicki 

If the native back button doesn’t cut it in a cross-report drillthrough setup, one workaround is to manually add return buttons in the target report these can link back to the source report using a Web URL and helpful labels like Return to Summary Report.  While this opens in a new tab by default, you can take things further by embedding your reports in a custom app or web portal. That way, you gain full control over navigation using JavaScript or routing logic, allowing users to seamlessly jump between reports as if there were a true Back function.

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If you're still facing challenges, feel free to let us know we’ll be glad to assist you further.

Looking forward to your response.

Best regards,
Lakshmi

[Akash_Varuna]

Hi @bhalicki From what I know, Power BI doesn’t support a native “Back” button for cross-report drillthrough.
You can add manual return buttons using web URLs to simulate navigation back to the source report. Another option is using a central landing page for consistent navigation across reports. For advanced control, embed reports in a custom app to manage navigation programmatically.