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julsr
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2 years ago
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Paginated Reports Usage Metrics

Hello Everyone,

 

I have several workspaces that contain multiple "Paginated Reports," and from what I've found on the internet, it is not straightforward to see the usage metrics for these reports. Could someone help me to find the best way to obtain them?

 

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  • johnbasha33's avatar
    johnbasha33
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    2 years ago

    julsr 

    Tracking usage metrics for Paginated Reports in Power BI can indeed be a bit more challenging compared to interactive reports. However, there are a few methods you can use to obtain usage metrics for your Paginated Reports:

    1. Power BI Service Usage Metrics:

      • Navigate to the Power BI service (https://app.powerbi.com).
      • Go to the workspace containing your Paginated Reports.
      • Click on the "Reports" tab to view a list of reports in the workspace.
      • Hover over the report you're interested in, and you should see options such as "View usage metrics" or "View report usage." Click on these options to access usage metrics specific to that report.

    2. Power BI Audit Logs:

      • Power BI audit logs contain detailed information about user activities, including report views, interactions, and accesses.
      • You can use the Power BI Management PowerShell cmdlets or the Power BI REST API to retrieve audit log data.
      • By filtering audit log data based on report IDs or names, you can track usage metrics for specific Paginated Reports.

    3. Usage Metrics APIs:

      • Power BI provides REST APIs that allow you to programmatically retrieve usage metrics for reports, including Paginated Reports.
      • You can use the Reports API to get report usage metrics, such as views, renders, and interactions.
      • By querying the API for usage metrics specific to your Paginated Reports, you can obtain detailed usage data for analysis or reporting purposes.

    4. Custom Tracking Solutions:

      • If the built-in options are not sufficient for your needs, you can consider implementing custom tracking solutions.
      • For example, you can embed Paginated Reports in custom web applications using the Power BI Embedded service and track user interactions using application analytics tools or custom logging mechanisms.

    5. Third-Party Monitoring Tools:

      • Some third-party monitoring and analytics tools provide integration with Power BI and offer enhanced usage tracking and reporting capabilities.
      • These tools may offer features such as real-time monitoring, advanced analytics, and custom dashboards for tracking Paginated Report usage.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    2 years ago

    Hi, julsr 

    You can refer johnbasha33 reply, if it does not word, here are several ways to obtain usage metrics for paged reports in Power BI.

    1.Audit Logs: You can use Audit Logs to extract Power BI log information (audited reports or dashboards) and then filter individual report usage to get the desired results. Additionally, you can create Powershell scripts to extract audit logs into CSV files and then use the CSV files as a data source for Power BI reports.
    Solved: Paginated Reports - Usage Metrics - Where are they... - Microsoft Fabric Community

    2.Power BI Premium Capacity Metrics Application: If you have access to Power BI Premium, the Capacity Metrics application provides detailed metrics on the performance of paged reports within a capacity.
    Paginated report metrics and dataflow metrics now available in Premium Capacity Metrics app | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI

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    Yang
    Community Support Team

     

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