Fabric Capacity Metrics app - Ribbon Chart Categories

[chris__1]

Hello,

I'm looking for detailed documentation on the categories within the Ribbon Chart of the Metrics app in Microsoft Fabric, specifically a breakdown of what types of workloads are included in each category.

I have reviewed the available documentation here, but it doesn't provide the information I'm looking for.

My main question:
What does the "Report" category specifically include?

In my Metrics app, I notice that the "Report" category only shows CU (Compute Unit) consumption for about a third of all my reports that are online. Meanwhile, all reports appear under the "Dataset" category, but, as I said, many are missing from the "Report" category.

Any insights or further documentation would be greatly appreciated!

(also, sorry if this is the wrong board... I just did not see a board dedicated to Fabric questions!)

Thank you!

[v-fenling-msft]

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[chris__1]

thx @v-fenling-msft but no, I am still looking for the a link to the part of the Metrics App documentation where the different CU-consumption categories (like "Report") are clearly defined by what activitiy they include. Seeing that this is such a basic fact for Fabric billing I am sure this must exist.

Can you help? I'd be glad to accept this as solution then!

[lbendlin]

Reports do not consume CUs.  Refreshes and queries consume CUs.  Interactive queries are (usually) smoothed over 5 minutes, background activities (which can also include queries!!!) are smoothed over 24 hrs.

That ribbon chart is the last thing you should worry about.  Your main focus should be the balance between interactive and background, and the general CU consumption trend on each capacity as of right now. You need to prepare for capacity lockups, and need to know what to do in each of the scenarios that cause the lockup.

[chris__1]

thx @lbendlin for your reply.

You say "Reports do not cosume CUs". That is exactly why I would like to understand what is included in this category. When filtering to the Report category in the Ribbon Chart I can see Items like this in the table:

There is a CU consumtion mentioned next to Report Items. You are saying those CU are not being deducted from my capacity? 

[lbendlin]

I guess it is a terminology question.  What they call "Report" in this chart is really "interactive queries". You will be charged CUs for them, and the smoothing period is usually five minutes - with some exceptions.  

[chris__1]

again, thanks for the effort!

I probably missed it, but if its really not out there I would appreciate if Microsoft would include this kind of very basic definitions in their "Metrics App" Documentation page - so that we do not have to guess ...