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PrakashPalle
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1 year ago
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Help Needed – Importing Usage Metrics Semantic Model into Power BI Desktop

Hi PBI Experts, I’m trying to create a custom usage metrics report directly in Power BI Desktop, but I’m facing issues importing the semantic model. Here’s what I’ve tried so far: In a report with...
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    V-yubandi-msft
    1 year ago

    Hi PrakashPalle ,
    If you're still encountering the issue, we recommend raising a support ticket as suggested by Ibendlin. The Microsoft support team will reach out to assist you further.

    Thank You.

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PrakashPalle
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1 year ago

Hi, thanks for your response. I searched in the OneLake Data Catalog but couldn’t find the semantic model. Here’s what I tried:

  1. Opened a new report and right-clicked to view usage metrics.
  2. Accessed the usage metrics report and switched to the old version, as I couldn’t save changes in the new one.
  3. After saving the report with a new name, I attempted to locate the associated semantic model, but encountered the same error as shown in the earlier screenshot.
  4. As suggested, I also tried accessing it from Power BI Desktop via the OneLake Data Catalog, but still couldn’t find the semantic model.

Could you please guide me on how to create a custom usage metrics report in Power BI Desktop?

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V-yubandi-msft
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1 year ago

Hi PrakashPalle ,

Thank you for bringing this up. While the Usage Metrics semantic model might show up in OneLake or your datasets list, Microsoft does not guarantee access to it from Power BI Desktop. This model is internal, read only, and its availability can depend on your workspace configuration and refresh status.

 

For building your own usage metrics report, consider these supported options

1. Use the Get Activity Events REST API to access detailed usage logs like report views, user IDs, and timestamps

2. Use Microsoft Purview  to filter and export Power BI audit logs

3. In Fabric enabled environments, enable the Monitoring Hub to send telemetry to Log Analytics or Eventstreams, which you can query with Kusto or Power BI.

 

Helpful Reference:

Admin - Get Activity Events - REST API (Power BI Power BI REST APIs) | Microsoft Learn

Search the audit log | Microsoft Learn

Monitor report usage metrics - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Solved: Usage Metric Semantic Model - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

I hope this helps..

 

Regards,

Yugandhar.